Billow Kerrow

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• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the court case ended on 20th February, 2015. The ruling was very clear and we have explained specific prayers they asked for; for example, a declaration that the circular from the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) was null and void and should be quashed. However, that was not granted but instead, it was dismissed. Another order that they asked for was that the Controller of Budget should approve and disburse to the assemblies’ funds based on the budget approved by county assemblies. In other words, they did not want the Controller of Budget to subject their ... view
• 31 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I commend the President specifically on a number of areas in his Speech. With respect, I disagree with the Senate Minority Leader. In terms of economic performance, I agree with the President that we have made significant improvement in the economy. With a growth of nearly 6 per cent, this country is doing pretty well in terms of the economy. 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
• 31 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will give you another example on page 22 on the Auditor-General’s office. It is shocking how it is worded here. He is accused, among other things, of defrauding the World Bank. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in Senate: There is also lack of consistency in this document. For example, in one Ministry, the Cabinet Secretary is held accountable for tender irregularities while in another Ministry, it is the procurement director or officer. I will give you the example of the Treasury. The document says that the Procurement Director--- 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
• 31 Mar 2015 in Senate: I am reading paragraph 15 from page 22 says:- “Inquiry into allegations of irregularities in the implementations of IFMIS--- The other example that I want to give is the one of Mr. Nduva Muli, the Principal Secretary for Transport on page 16. He is accused of irregular award of tender--- view
• 31 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is on paragraph 9 of page 16. It reads:- “Irregular award of Tender for the Construction of Standard Gauge Railway to China and Bridges by Kenya Railway Corporation involving Kshs320 billion” It is surprising that this is the same contract that was cleared by the National Assembly, went to court and was cleared. Since my time is limited, I want to say the following on this matter. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, never before has the President been so tactlessly and unwittingly misled in condemning, unheard, dozens of his top brass in the Government just to ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to congratulate the First Lady for drawing the attention of this nation on the suffering of the women of Kenya. 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
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the hon. Senator for Narok for his concern on this petition. Two weeks ago, I informed the House that we are in the process of finalising an interim report to be submitted to the House. It is interim because we still do not have the Report of the Auditor-General. However, Members of the Committee subsequently decided that an interim report, owing to the circumstances in Narok, would not be appropriate and we could spend another two weeks. I hope that the audit report will be available very soon. That is the only input we are ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you should give guidance on this matter. If we get the Auditor-General’s Report, we can table our Report before the House. However, in the absence of that, I would appreciate if you gave direction that the Committee submits an interim report on the matter. view
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the report of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, on the matter of ceilings and recurrent expenditure for the financial year 2014/2015, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 19th March, 2015. view