Billow Kerrow

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• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On Thursday, 11th July, 2013, Sen. (Prof.) John Lonyangapuo of West Pokot County requested for a statement relating to the implementation status of Vision 2030 as follows. He wanted to know the implementation progress of Vision 2030, the gains achieved so far, noting that the Medium Term Plan (MTP) has ended, the plans for the future and whether the Government was committed to its implementation or whether it would be revised. The response we obtained from the Ministry of Devolution and Planning is as follows. Vision 2030 is the country’s long term development blueprint ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senator for West Pokot County sought clarification on the industries. I agree with him that in the economic pillar, manufacturing or industrial development is among the six sectors targeted. The other five include; tourism, agriculture and so forth. Vision 2030 focuses on the long term development of all these sectors. Basically, the key ingredients that go into these sectors are what have been focused on. For example, industrial development is not about addressing whether a particular factory is running, has been shut down or is still operating. This is a question of developing the human ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am privy to some discussions that the hon. Senator for Migori, being the only Senator with a lot of white hair on his head which is a sign of many years--- We propose that he holds the fort briefly. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a legal responsibility of this House and as the Motion says, the law is very clear. Section 17 of the Public Financial Management Act Public Finance Management (PFM) Act as amended by the County Allocation of Revenue Act requires that schedule. If I can actually read Section 7(5), for the benefit of the Members, it says: “Each county government’s allocation shall be transferred to the respective county revenue fund in accordance with the payment schedule gazetted by the Cabinet Secretary in terms of Section 17 of the PFM Act, provided that the ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I think the hon. Member was, probably, not paying attention. The schedule indicates that the disbursement is based on the revenue performance rates of the national Treasury. So, in months when the revenue is high, for instance, October when it will be Kshs19 billion, then the portion for your county will be more. This differs from month to month and I explained why. I went through it. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, this is a report of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs committee. I was the one who was supposed The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You have made a good ruling using the powers conferred on you by the Standing Orders. I want to take this chance to thank all Senators who have contributed to this Motion and given their views. There are a number of issues we have raised and I want to respond to some of them very specifically. I want to draw the attention of Senators to Section 17(7) of the Public Finance Management Act which provides that the national Treasury shall prepare its schedule for cash disbursement in consultation with the Inter- Governmental Budget and ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will respond to both. The point that I am raising here is that the payroll is about Kshs4.5 billion, out of the Kshs16 billion. So, actually, it is not the entire amount. In addition, the Kshs4.5 billion is salaries that the national Government would have paid if it was running this Government. In other words, there is money that has always come from the local authorities, which are now managed by the county governments. That money has always paid for the salaries and payroll requirements of the local authorities that were there. So, there should ... view
• 25 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice to this Motion which is timely. As my colleague has said, the future is in technology. Our lives will be governed by the use of technology. As we sit in this Chamber, we are also communicating with the world using I-pads, phones and other ways of accessing internet. Today, you can do your business and transactions of any type using technology. Tomorrow, the technology will even be more complicated. Our entire lives will be moved to that and it is important that the knowledge be exported to all ... view
• 25 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice to this Motion which is timely. As my colleague has said, the future is in technology. Our lives will be governed by the use of technology. As we sit in this Chamber, we are also communicating with the world using I-pads, phones and other ways of accessing internet. Today, you can do your business and transactions of any type using technology. Tomorrow, the technology will even be more complicated. Our entire lives will be moved to that and it is important that the knowledge be exported to all ... view