Billow Kerrow

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• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Those are legal technicalities. So, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the objective of this Bill is to amend the Act by deleting Section 2(1), which talks about the definition of ‘transition period’ and inserting or substituting with the following: “Transition period refers to the period between the date of commencement of this Act and the date when the respective county treasuries are established, and in any case, not later than 30th June, 2014.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the purpose, as you can see clearly, is to extend the validity of this Act. The current Act ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: “This Act shall stand repealed with effect from 30th September, 2013.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what we are trying to do is to extend, therefore, the validity of this Act. Now, it is important for Members to know why we are extending the validity of this Act. It is also important for Members to know what exactly this Act itself is about. This Act, which was passed in January, 2013, was to provide for a framework for the establishment of the county treasuries and the transitional county budget processes. It was also intended to provide transitional revenue raising measures and, ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much for that correction. It is actually nine months and not six months. This is from 30th September, 2013 to 30th June, 2014. It is important for us, as the Senate, to be alive to that fact. County governments must collect revenue over and above what the local authorities used to collect. That is the expectation of the people of Kenya. County governments, with the resources, structures and the competence they have, should enhance revenue collection but not to reduce. One of the things I want to comment on is that we have seen counties coming up ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is misleading the House. I have watched and listened to him for some time and he continues to mislead the House. First and foremost, this is not an attempt to extend the view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale continues to mislead us. If you look at Clause 18, it reads:- “Until the establishment of the County Treasury for a county, the Chairperson of the Transition Authoirty shall, in writing, designate the Transition County Principal Officer of the respective county government to be responsible for receiving, collecting and accounting for county government revenue.” view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view