Aden Bare Duale

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• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Accurate national and county statistics are required at both levels of Government in order to assist policy makers in planning, policy formulation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. So, for the Government to plan our budget and many other issues they must have the right statistics. This Bill is coming at a very important time because on 24th of next month the KNBS will carry out the national census that will help our country in the next 10 years on how to share resources, formulate policies and share political power. So, it is very important. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: The amendments proposed in the Statistics (Amendment) Bill are intended to enhance, good governance, expand the scope of the Bureau and to align this Act of 2006 to those which The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: are in the Constitution. So, mainly it is about aligning the Statistics Act, 2006 to the provisions of the Constitution. The Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning who looked at this Bill during public participation will second. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: On the highlights, Clauses 1 and 2 of this Bill seek to align the definition in the Act to those which are in the Constitution. Other terms defined include the “national statistical systems” which is the whole network of bodies involved in the collection and use of national statistics data under the supervision of the bureau. Clause 3 seeks to enhance the capacity of the bureau by conferring professional independence in keeping with international best practice. For us to carry out statistics, more so of national importance like the census, we must be alive to the fact that our laws ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 4 seeks to empower the relevant Cabinet Secretary in certain cases to extend the period within which census should be conducted to take care of unforeseen circumstances. This is the most important thing. Hon. Speaker, I want to ask you that we pass this Bill before we go on the long recess. We are coming back in September. The clause states that in case there is a problem during census in a village or constituency, the Cabinet Secretary has the powers to ask for a fresh enumeration to be conducted. So, Clause 4 is very important. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Let us also be very clear, the census exercise begins on 24th of this month. Kenyans think it is done only one day. The exercise will be done close to seven days, from 24th to 31st August. The important night is 24th but if you are not counted on that night, you can still be counted between 25th and 31st. So, it is important we pass Clause 4 before we go on recess, so that in case of unforeseen circumstance, the Cabinet Secretary can extend the exercise beyond the seven days. We are not sure about nature because anything can ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 6 of the Bill proposes to amend the Act to separate the role of the bureau from the management in order to ensure there is good governance and the board handles policy. I think this is a matter for discussion. The serious census issue be left to the managers and not the board. Clause 7 seeks to clarify the functions of the Director-General of the KNBS, which is to include the function of designating statistics produced by the National Statistical Systems as official statistics based on set criteria. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 13 of the Bill proposes to empower the Director-General and the Board of the KNBS to correct, revise, adjust or cancel statistical information where the data is again found to be incorrect. Who has that power? I am sure from experience of the last census, even if you are not happy with the board’s decision, you can still look for a judicial review. It is important we give the board and the management this power. That they have the power to correct, revise where there is a problem and adjust or cancel statistics if they feel the information or ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 15 seeks to amend Section 26 of the Act to criminalise the use of data produced by the KNBS. That is why we have the research station in Malindi. There are people in the private sector or others who use the data of KNBS without their permission. Therefore, Clause 15 seeks to amend Section 26 of the Act and criminalise that act. Clause 17 of the Bill seeks to amend the First Schedule of the Act that sets out the types of statistics that can be collected by the KNBS, including the various variables under the National Integrated Identity ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am very sorry because you were looking for me and I had to run from my office. Lucky enough, there is a shortcut used by the Speaker so, I used your hallway. This is a small Bill. I beg to move and ask Hon. Limo to second. view