Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if he wants me to substantiate the obvious I will. A few days ago, he knows that this House had to go into mediation to get money for our hospitals which are without drugs, equipment and medicine. Those Members of Parliament (MPs) in the “Lower House” are an example of a group of people that is opposed or sabotaging devolution. The hon. Senator knows some of the other members of the society in this country who do not hold devolution dearly. Devolution includes those institutions that have been mandated in the Constitution to protect devolution. One ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to say that the Auditor-General is an example, the fact that he has not been sufficiently resourced to have auditors in every county and audit this money which we are sending, is an example of people not being committed to devolution. If we really want devolution, we should provide money to the Auditor- General so that he can have an office and workers in every county, so that we can have real time audit. What is happening today is that we are in June and the audit reports for the Financial Year ending 30th June, ... view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Let me start form Chapter 6 of the Constitution which is very interesting because it actually lays out the conduct required of State officers, which includes MPs. Listen to what it says on leadership and integrity, specifically with regard to authority and power that is given to 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
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Let me start form Chapter 6 of the Constitution which is very interesting because it actually lays out the conduct required of State officers, which includes MPs. Listen to what it says on leadership and integrity, specifically with regard to authority and power that is given to 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
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to thank you for those kind remarks on the performance of the Members. I also thank your team and the leadership for that effort. I think we have done more in this Session than in the other Sessions. I want to highlight the issue raised on the Division of Revenue Bill. These issues have timelines. So, I want to urge our colleagues in the National Assembly to take the opportunity to stand up with the people of Kenya and pass that Bill expeditiously, so that counties do not get into crisis. There is a ... view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very important question. The issue of the depreciation of the Kenya Shilling is a matter that is of concern to many Kenyans. In the last few weeks, the Kenya Shilling has depreciated to almost Kshs99 against the Dollar. In fact, on the counter it is slightly over Kshs99. That is a matter that we are all worried about. Yesterday we raised this matter with the Treasury. We should be able to give a comprehensive Statement the first Thursday after we come back from recess. In the meantime, I want to urge the Treasury to ... view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want her to clarify because the statement that she made does not go down well with many Kenyans. Initially, this was “Operation LindaNchi” . However, three, four or five years later, it has turned into something else. The Government should evaluate our presence there and what the benefits are, so that they make an informed decision. Have we really reduced the incursions from the across the border? Can she give us an indication on when the Government plans to exit? If they do not plan to exit, what is the benefit? Could she also share with ... view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Senator, who is the Senate Minority Leader, in order really to insinuate that it is the contents of a petition that was thrown out and trashed by the Supreme Court, which should actually be a subject of discussion in this august House? Secondly, is he in order to suggest that it is wrong to have the IEBC to organize elections in the consulates in United States, but he has no problem with all the other areas? Why is there a lot of concern on the law for these consulates? ... view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to inform my colleague that the directive here is a passive direction, similar to the one the President gave to the Ethics and Anti Corruption commission (EACC), to complete an investigation in 60 days, to which we gave a standing ovation. view