Amos Kimunya

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• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Division of Revenue Bill. I thank the Committee because it has done a good job within a very short period. As Members will be aware, this Bill is a prerequisite. It is one of the conditional precedence for the formulation and tabling of the estimates. So, we cannot do anything until we have passed this law. Due to some advisory that was given, it still has to go to the Senate. I would like to urge Members that this is a straight forward thing. We do not need to spend a ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: County Allocation of Revenue Bill, which is what my predecessor was talking about in terms of apportioning how much goes to recurrent and how much goes to expenditure. In the Division of Revenue Bill, we are just doing the vertical division between how much remains in the national Government and how much goes to county governments. Hon. Speaker, it is not true to say that the amount indicated here has not increased over the last year. Last year, we appropriated about Kshs370 billion including the conditional grants. This year, it is clearly put in the Schedule, for those who have ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I was surprised to hear my predecessor talk about the construction of county headquarters as if it is a preferential grant to some counties to the exclusion of others. Indeed, Members may remember that at the passage of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the Transitional Authority was set up by this House that went round the entire 47 counties to establish their state of readiness to operate as devolved units. They checked whether counties had facilities or headquarters. Those that were identified as not having headquarters were five including Nyandarua. As the construction started, challenges came in, in terms of ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: long-term planning in terms of what roads to do, where to do water projects, what to do with the nursery schools and polytechnics, and all those things we expect them to do, including taking care of the youth and training facilities as well as trade and industrialisation. They need to do all that at that level, so as to spur development that will create some momentum towards the generation of greater gross domestic product (GDP). This is really straightforward. We do not need to spend a lot of time on it. I urge Members to pass this Bill in minimal ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I am giving you information that is good for you. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Hon. T. J. Kajwang’ is a seasoned Member and knows whatever I am saying is in the HANSARD. It is part of the permanent record of the House. The same discussion is taking place within the Budget and Appropriations The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Committee and is part of the records of that Committee. We had said that that should be captured as part of the proceedings of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for follow-up. Just so that we do not get into a debate on the NG-CDF, I am raising the issue of the NG- CDF within the context of demonstrating what has happened with devolved funds. We are talking of the division of revenue. This is money that we are taking to the counties. It is exactly the same way we are devolving another 2.5 per cent through the NG-CDF for operations ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is something that we will continue doing. I will not stop, so that we can ensure that your funds flow. I am also affected. It has nothing to do with passage of Bills here. We have commitments to the people. There is Kshs41 billion that is supposed to go out there to implement primary schools to do all those things that we are doing. Having the money in Nairobi does not help the issues in Kipipiri, Kisii and in all the various areas. That is my commitment to you. I will do that as part ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I know Hon. (Dr.) Pukose will be happy. The Members will go on recess next week and do something with the little money. We also need to put some pressure on our board. It is one thing for money to move from the National Treasury to the NG-CDF Board, and then from there to the constituencies. So, it is an integrated process that we need to work on together. I agree that we still have some challenges, but we will work on them. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view