Billow Kerrow

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• 30 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Senate approves the Cash Disbursement Schedule to County Governments for 2015/2016 Financial Year laid on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 30th July, 2015 pursuant to Section 17 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. This is a straightforward Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House is mandated by the Public Finance Management Act to approve a cash disbursement schedule which shows how funds from the national Treasury will be transferred to county governments for the next 12 months. These Funds are county allocations which are contained in the County Allocation ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am pretty older than the Senator. I also wear spectacles but I can see the figures very clearly. However, I plead that the hon. Member bears with me because the figures are not complicated. If you look at that last row, you will find that the total Equitable Share is Kshs259,774,500,000, the Fuel Levy Fund is Kshs3.3 billion, the Maternity Health Care is Kshs4,298,000,000, the User Fees Foregone is Kshs900 million, the Level 5 Hospitals is Kshs3,600,480,000, the Health Facilities – DANIDA is Kshs844,710,000 and the World Bank (WB) is Kshs508,245,204. The total comes to Kshs273,225,935,204. ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in Senate: Jambo la nidhamu, Bw. Spika. Seneta anayechangia Hoja hii amesema kwamba sisi Maseneta tunaonekana kama zuzu. Je, anaweza kutueleza maana ya “zuzu?” view
• 30 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank all the Members who have contributed on this Motion and others who very passionately wanted to contribute. First, in future, as suggested, we will have this schedule as part of the county allocation so that immediately after, hon. Members can have adequate time to debate. 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
• 23 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You heard the opening statement of the Senator referring to Safaricom as a subversive foreign owned company. That is completely unacceptable. Safaricom is owned by Kenyans to a large extent and only a small potion which is 49 per cent is owned by foreigners. Therefore, 51 per cent of the shareholding is still owned by Kenyans in this country. But more importantly, subversive means that they have subverted the Constitution. Could she substantiate or withdraw those statements because they are not in order? view
• 23 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I brought that Motion to this House more than six months ago. From the time I brought it, to this House, almost 300 Kenyans have been slaughtered in Garissa, Mandera, Turkana, Kapedo and everywhere. This matter is very serious. It looks into the circumstances surrounding the killings that happened at the quarry, in the bus and other places like Kapedo. It is important that we get this report by Tuesday, next week. I will appreciate if the Chairperson can facilitate that. view
• 23 Jul 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the hon. Senator alluded to some of us Senators using “our big mouths” the way we discuss issues when we know very little and those Americans know better. Is he in order to say so, when the same Americans and the same Johnnie Carson he is talking about, a few days ago, wrote a strong article criticizing the manner in which this Government is handling security and terrorism? It is not the Senators who have a problem; it is the Executive who have a problem because they do not listen to their Senators. view
• 23 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. You have heard the serious allegation by the Senator for Machakos County that State House which is the Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya has been put under the management and the running of Americans. The people who work there are not just the ones who make tea; there are Principal Secretaries (PSs) and other Government officers. Is he in order to suggest that the running of State House has been taken over by American workers? Can he substantiate or withdraw? view
• 23 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Every country has problems on their roads when there are visitors. That is not important. However, the Member must substantiate or withdraw the allegations that State House has been taken over by Americans. This is a serious matter. He cannot say, on one, hand that we are handing over our sovereignty and then make allegations without any substantiation. He must substantiate or withdraw. view
• 23 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Could Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale substantiate his statement because there are 19 CSs who are not in the House to defend themselves? He cannot claim that among them, there are those who are thieves without substantiating his statement. This is not fair to those who are not in the House to defend themselves. Could he substantiate or withdraw that kind of unparliamentary language on public servants? view