Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

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• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thika-Konza. The amount is about Kshs2.6 billion that had been paid for insurance yet no resources had been committed. The project requires about Kshs5.8 billion. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee on Energy had reallocated an amount of Kshs500 million. Due to the constraint in resources at this particular time, and the huge budget deficit that we encounter, we have recommended that the National Treasury either institutes measures to recover the Kshs2.6 billion or beginning next financial year, we will provide adequate resources to kick-start this project so that we do not lose insurance money. Also, to institute measures to ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Concerning the question of budget deficit, it is surprising that we are moving our first Supplementary Budget against the backdrop of very huge budget deficit. We should also not forget that as I mentioned, our revenue projections do not seem to be very realistic as much as we want to give the benefit of doubt to the Government so that it meets the revenue shortfalls in the year. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is a matter of concern that should we not meet our revenue targets this year, we already have the Supplementary Budget financing a deficit of over Kshs100 billion over and above the Kshs635 billion that was there in the approved Budget Estimates. This means if we do not meet our revenue targets this year, we will be looking at more borrowing by the Government in the backdrop of the removal of bank interest rate capping. We are concerned that it may negatively affect the interest rates regime in this country. Much as we have had ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: So, as a Committee, we want to caution. We have expressed all these concerns in the policy recommendations and the financial recommendations that we have had; that we may be looking at a situation where we may have to borrow more. The only solution remains with the National Treasury in the Second Supplementary Budget to drastically reduce our expenditure, especially for items that will not have been committed by the time we will be doing the Second Supplementary Budget, after we resume from the long recess. We may have to push the KRA to drastically improve their revenue collection. We ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Lastly, on resolutions that have been passed by this House, as mentioned on the question of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, as much as an excuse has been given that there is no substantive Auditor-General in office to sign the Report, we passed the Budget in June while the Auditor-General left office in August. So, there was time to finalise that audit. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: There was also a resolution touching on the universal healthcare. We have expressed concern that the resolution has not been followed. We implore the Executive and the National Treasury to ensure that all House resolutions are followed to the letter. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: There were also concerns on the Universal Health Care (UHC) that we may be clawing back on what is a devolved function in terms of functions that are now being performed by the national Government. However, we have been assured that there are engagements between the Council of Governors (COG) and the national Government. We want to encourage them so that we are not in any way seen to be clawing back on the gains of devolution. The national Government has no business going to construct Level I, II, III dispensaries in our counties when we have county governments that ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it has been the view of the Committee that these amounts ought to have been better utilised through the counties. They ought to have been given 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
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: conditional grants through the Division of Revenue Bill. We have had that assurance from the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury; that, they are engaging with the Ministry of Health and the COG. We hope that what may not have been spent by the time we do the Second Supplementary Estimates can be factored in during the next financial year as part of the Division of Revenue Bill. The Second Supplementary Estimates can be factored in the next financial year as part of our Division of Revenue Bill. This will go a long way in solving the fights between the ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I beg to move and request the Leader of the Minority Party to second. view