Billow Kerrow

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• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in addition to the answer being brought here on Tuesday, because it is not just about the answer, it is about the crisis, could the 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
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I mentioned on Tuesday on that question by the Senator for Mombasa, Sen. Hassan, we also had a request in writing from the Speaker’s Office to address the same matter. In addition, we also had a visit from the County Assemblies Forum Executive Committee on the same matter. So, we, as a Committee, decided to do a thorough investigation on the matter and do a report. The report was tabled for Members to have an opportunity to go through it. However, I will endeavor to answer. I do not know how much time you ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, owing to the urgency of the matter, I thought it prudent to respond to the Statement. That is what is on the Order Paper for the day. Our Committee will have no difficulty in moving a Motion next week to discuss the Reports if Members deem it necessary. I would have thought that if this session finds it satisfactory, then the Report that has already been tabled could be the material to be used by Members to interrogate the responses I will be giving. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will proceed. Very briefly, on the background; on 22nd ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me clarify from the outset that the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) forwarded its recommendation for the ceilings for the 2014/2015 to this House. However, the recommendations came on 30th September and our Committee felt that it may be too late to table them because some of the counties had already done their budgets and appropriation accounts. I also want to clarify that CRA is mandated under Article 216 to give recommendations relating to financial management at any time. It is important that those recommendations include those that ensure prudent financial management by the counties. Mr. ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is why we asked the Controller of Budget to get in touch with the Director of the IFMIS in order to determine the status of connectivity and activation of the IFMIS in all counties. So, we will have the report as soon as possible. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan asked about the issue of adequate funds and I have explained that. I want to make it clear to Senators that, that is our Committee’s determination. We have already done so but we will make it very clear again tomorrow so that Members can ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to take this opportunity to add my voice to this very important Bill and from the outset, I want to support it. This issue of sharing natural resources has been one of the most vexatious issues in the world; not just in this country. In every nation you go to, it is one of the issues that people raise. When you look at the disparities, inequalities and skewed allocation of resources, one of the issues that people always raise is; “look, here we raise a natural resource, but we do not ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No. 33 to seek an adjournment of the House to discuss the terrorist threat, attacks and the security situation generally in Mandera County, on grounds that it is a matter of urgent national importance affecting the security and integrity of this nation. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: 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
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the interest, I request that we start the Motion at 5.00 p.m. because there are many Members who will want to contribute to this very important matter. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regards to Statement (g), on the county assemblies operations and the additional requests to this statement by the Senator for Mombasa County, there was also a letter from your Office that asked us to look at this issue in detail because of the concerns from the counties. We also had a sitting with officials of the County Assemblies Forum who also expressed concern on this matter and came to meet with our Committee on the same. We, therefore, decided to handle this matter a bit more thoroughly because of the interest and impact. So, we decided ... view