Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I also want to congratulate and thank the National Treasury for submitting for the first time detailed Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2019/2020, unlike the previous years where we, as a House, had a problem since they were not giving us detailed Budget Estimates. However, they favoured and respected our Parliamentary Budget Office this year unlike before, and provided them with soft copies. They used to bring hard copies only and I used to table them here. However, they brought soft copies this year. Again, for the first time, they have uploaded the Budget Estimates on their website, because ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: This went a long way in making the various departmental committees scrutinise the Budget Estimates faster as well as look at the accountability and transparency aspect of the budget-making process. This is the time when you can tell the difference between the Senate and the National Assembly. The budget-making process function is given to this House. That tells us that it is the upper House. Hon. Otiende Amollo, who was part of the people who drafted the new Constitution, should talk to our colleagues that there is no way they can be the upper House if they do not have ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Transparency and accountability are key in considering and approving the Budget Estimates. This, again, has been actualised this year through the comprehensive analysis of the Budget Estimates in Parliament. In a span of five years, for the first time, the Budget has moved from a line item budget to a programme-based budget. Before, we never used to deal with the projects the Government wanted to invest in. So, we are happy that in five years, we have moved from a line item budget to a programme-based budget. This is what this House and its committees have been demanding for in ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I retaliate that we have become an envy of many parliamentary jurisdictions. There are many Parliaments that come here to learn how we control, as people’s representatives, the budget-making process. That is why we have a number of delegations from the various countries coming to learn from us. 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
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The economy was growing well at 6.3 per cent in 2018. This was mainly driven by improved performance in the agricultural sector unlike what we are going to face this year. In 2018, we got enough rains and the agricultural sector did very well. But in 2019, with the impending drought, we hope other sectors such as the manufacturing and the financial sectors will help us to maintain or increase the economic growth rate of 6.3 per cent that we achieved in 2018. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The rate of inflation remained stable at 4.7 per cent in 2018 and is now 5.5 per cent. If you look at the inflation rate of our counterparts whose economies we compete with, for example, South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt, you will find that we are still at a lower level. According to the Kenya Bureau of Statistics (KEBS), it is estimated that we created over 841,000 jobs in 2018 with 84 per cent of them created in the informal sector. That means most of the jobs were created by Kenyans doing small-scale businesses in the J ua Kali sector. ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The implementation of the Budget Estimates for 2019/2020 is set to actualise the economic growth of 6.2 per cent. So, the projection for 2019 is 6.2 per cent. Last year, it was 6.3 per cent while it is projected to be 6.2 this year. It has gone down by 0.1 per cent. I am sure that is because of the challenges the agricultural sector will face. Let me say without any fear of contradiction that the Big Four Agenda of President Uhuru Kenyatta has received a substantial amount of resources in this Budget unlike last year. In the Budget Estimates ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: economic shocks. If we kill SMEs by holding their money for too long, then, we will affect the general wellbeing of our economy. We must pay pending bills so that stalled projects are completed. If you go to our constituencies, you will see stalled projects. When you ask the contractors what the reason is, they say that they have not been paid. It is good we pay the pending bills for roads, water and healthcare projects so that they do not stall. In this regard, I support the Budget and Appropriations Committee in their recommendation in the Report. They have ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: constituency, is now connected to the national grid. That is one of the reasons they have elected me three times. Why should Wajir, Lamu and Mandera be under generator sets since Independence? That is not acceptable. We need more roads because we have given the Ministry of Roads more money. We want these roads to be the same. The Member for Baringo Central is saying yes. He has produced a President for 24 years. I cannot imagine that he has no roads. Some of us have not produced a President or a Prime Minister. You had President Moi for 24 ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: No! Just because I have mentioned Moi? I will then mention Uhuru. I said Moi in reference to a president. In your point of order, do you want to say Moi was not a President? Already, there is a referendum question to remove women representatives. view