Alfred Sambu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion. view
• 7 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Parliament has a unique responsibility of being the only organ vested with the authority to approve the Budget. Whereas for many years, Parliament merely played a rubber stamping role to the Executive Budget, which was, sometimes, difficult to comprehend--- It is no longer business as usual, as Members of Parliament, through the powers bestowed upon them by the new Constitution, are playing an increasingly active role in the budget process. view
• 7 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is the second Budget whereby Parliament has been able to influence the expenditure estimates and make adjustments to the Executive Budget proposals as considered appropriate. Members of Parliament will recall that, in the previous Budget considerations, strides were made as Parliament was able to institute austerity measures to reduce wastage of public resources, as well as allocate funding for key priority areas such food purchase and sun cream for Kenyans living with albinism. This year, we hope even greater strides will be made as we seek to fully implement the recommendations outlined in this Report. view
• 7 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is worth noting that the recommendations in this Report are an expression of the wishes of the people. Article 221(5) of the Constitution recognizes that, as the people’s representatives, Parliament has a role in view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given that this is a very dangerous weed, could the Minister tell us how and when it was introduced to this country? view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me, on behalf of the Budget Committee, thank you and all the other hon. Members for the interest they have shown on this Motion. The Constitution of Kenya has given legislators a very huge responsibility of oversight in a manner in which resources are mobilized, allocated and accounted for. For many years, we sat in this House and talked about under provision and under collection of resources. In most cases, it was an exercise in futility. But today, we have an opportunity to influence the Budget. That influence is not in the name of enriching ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion. The Budget Policy Statement (BPS) remains a very important document in the planning process and we in the Budget Committee have taken cognizance of this in preparing this report. We have closely examined the framework which is the basis for the next national Budget and provided for key interventions that should result in the robust growth of our economy, poverty alleviation as well as providing for quality service for the citizens of this country. We realize that in future once the scrutiny and approval of the BPS process has ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: The other resolutions were; coming up with an appropriate regulatory framework to rein in commercial banks to reduce the lending rates in line with international best practice and to narrow the gap between the lending and deposit rates, putting in place measures to ensure that the required level of import cover is maintained at the stipulated four months level at all times, so as to sustain adverse external shocks. Lastly, there was the resolution to reduce the leakage in Appropriation-in-Aid by turning them into revenue to improve efficiency and accountability. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Coming to specific priorities, when the Chairman of the Budget Committee was making his concluding remarks, he indicated that Ministries’ ceiling for the Executive be limited to Kshs936.75 billion. To be within this ceiling, the Government will have to initiate expenditure cuts and also within these ceilings, the following sector specific priorities will have to be considered. The Committee went into various areas of these specific sectors’ priorities and we singled out the following sector priorities:- 1. The Government should move with speed to complete the refurbishment of the railway network as it is vital in easing transportation. The development ... view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this chance to give my views on this Motion. Basically, I support the Motion. In the last Budget Policy Statement and subsequently in the last Budget it was clear that this country was going through a very difficult time; as a result we recommended that we also take austerity measures. The Budget Committee went through the Budget Policy Statement of the time and the Budget, and we also came up with recommendation that; since the country was going through a very difficult time, we also needed to take some austerity ... view