Billow Kerrow

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• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Members for their contribution on that matter. I will take only a couple of minutes to clarify two or three items which I think are important. The first is to understand what the ceiling is about and the context in which the ceilings were brought in. The second is the status for the current financial year and the third is what we expect in the report of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, when we submit it this coming Thursday, which is the day after tomorrow; not next year. ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Yes, I am coming to that. Order, please! view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they thought it necessary to come up with a structured way of sharing out that Kshs30 billion between the assemblies and the executive. This House - not the other House - in its wisdom, last year made an amendment to the PFM Act that the recommendations that the CRA will make on ceilings, will come to this House from this coming financial year in June and this House, with or without amendments will adopt whatever recommendations will come from the CRA. So, in the coming financial year, things will be different; it will be approved by this ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me also add my voice to this matter. First, the issue of consultation that is provided for in the Constitution is abundantly clear. It is not consultation when the Speaker for the National Assembly says that the matter has already been minuted in some House Business Committee minutes. I do not expect the Speaker of this august House to have judicial notice of the minutes of the “Lower House.” The issue of threatening this House with dissolution because they fail to meet the timelines of some Bills, when, in fact, if there is any ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the House do now adjourn. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am moving this Motion because of a very important and urgent matter regarding insecurity in Mandera County. I am sure all of us are aware of the rising insecurity due to terrorist attacks in Mandera Town and on the road linking Mandera to Lafey Constituency on the border with Somalia. On Friday, 13th March, 2015 at around 10.00 a.m. in the morning, there was an attack on a convoy of the Governor for Mandera. A convoy of five vehicles was attacked in broad-daylight ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: . Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to add my voice in welcoming the delegations from Tanzania and Morocco to this House. I had the privilege to join you when you were hosting the delegation from Morocco. One thing that I have learnt is that, they are leaders, particularly in irrigation and energy. It is something that this country needs to learn from. It is amazing the things they have done with regard to agriculture, 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, ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table:- Review Report of the 2014-2015 half year national Government Budget implementation. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that useful statement. I will mention two things. One is the reality that corruption is significantly gaining ground in the counties. There is no doubt about that. There is a lot of concern that literally, in every county, there is massive corruption that is being reported by Members of County Assemblies, by the media, in the Auditor-General’s Reports, the Controller of Budget Reports and many other reports. We had a meeting with the Auditor-General regarding this matter. The Auditor- General expressed, clearly, that he does not have sufficient resources to carry out this exercise. ... view
• 10 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Chairman clarify also the concerns about substandard work? In Rhamu Town in Mandera north, they handed over the power station last year to the Kenya Power Company, which to date has not been able to take it over because of concerns about the quality. I understand that this is the case on several similar power stations. Could the Chairman also clarify about the capacity of REA to audit quality of works being done by the contractors? view
• 5 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like my able deputy to respond on my behalf. view