Billow Kerrow

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• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. If you look at the financial statistical code that they published when they came up with this new system, some of the expenses which the Minister has mentioned now as "Other Operating Expenses" have got sub-heads and items that we can use, like legal expenses and some of the ones that he mentioned. What we want is for him to retain those ones which he believes are classified and should not be disclosed but to put all the other ones separately because that Kshs255 million is only for headquarters. If you add all ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, because it appears in every Ministry, it is important we finish it so that we do not repeat it in subsequent Ministries. My concern is not about what the Minister said. If you just look at the next Item you will find that, for example, Specialised Materials and Supplies has only been allocated Kshs4.7 million. Rentals has been allocated Kshs900,000. So, my question is: If the analysis he has, has got items which are more than say these figures which are here, then those ones deserve to be here and this Kshs900,000 and Kshs4.7 million ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. It is this House that is required to scrutinize the itemized expenditures of this Ministry. Is he in order to hide under the cover of national security as he often does? In the case of financial expenditure, he should give us the breakdown. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. On page three, Head 279, Item 3110700 - Purchase of Vehicles, Kshs100 million has been allocated. When the Budget was read by the Minister, he was categorical that there would be no purchase of vehicles. Assuming that those vehicles are for security and they have decided to purchase them, could the Minister, in accordance with the financial regulations, tell us how many vehicles he is purchasing with that money? That is a financial requirement. He must tell us the number and type of vehicles to be purchased. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we have respect for your ruling. But as much as we understand that the rules require us to either say "yes" or "no", I think it is important for you to give us time to raise fundamental issues. We do not want this House to be accused of rubber-stamping things we do not understand. When you read out ten Heads at once, how are we expected to raise queries? If you are not going to give us time to understand the issues, you had better just ask us to say "yes" or "no" for the ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to second the Motion. We have to express our displeasure as strongly as we can, against this Ministry and the way money has been allocated. Figures have been hidden and so much money is allocated to this Vote, that we have a good reason to believe that the money is intended to finance other programmes. We cannot allow the expenditure of Kshs400 million for overhaul of aircraft when the Police Commissioner himself announced that he would not approve the overhaul of the aircraft in South Africa. Where will the Kshs400 million allocated for ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on this Head, the Government is asking for Kshs200 million for purchase of office furniture and rehabilitation of plant and equipment. We reported here early this year through the Public Accounts Committee, that there is equipment that have been provided to the Government Printer about eight years ago which have not even been installed and commissioned. Why are we spending another Kshs200 million buying new furniture and equipment? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on Head 085 - Office of the Commissioner, there is an Item on Construction of Buildings. When the Minister was moving the Vote, he mentioned that Kshs960 million is meant for the construction of the Forensic Science Laboratory. The contract for the Forensic Science Laboratory has yet to be cancelled. Is this money going to be paid to the same contractors or is the Minister going to award a new contract after he has verified and cancelled the old contract in which billions of shillings are at stake? view
• 11 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose in principle the awarding of Kshs29 billion to be under the stewardship of this Minister. I oppose that Kshs29 billion of the taxpayers' money will be under the stewardship of the Permanent Secretary, Office of the President and Ministry of Administration and National Security. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not reward failures. This Government, more than any other regime in this country, has come up with what they call performance contracts for civil servants. If we cannot evaluate the performance of Ministers themselves and Ministries then we ... view
• 11 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is just that Votes are for Ministries which are headed by individuals and we have to come out clearly that when we do not support a particular Ministry's Vote, there are reasons why we are doing so. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the Ministry which more than any other was involved in the Anglo Leasing scam in which fictitious contracts worth Kshs55 billion were signed. This is the Ministry that was responsible for the raid at the Standard newspaper offices and embarrassed and ridiculed this nation in the eyes of ... view