Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On a similar matter that came before the National Assembly last month, the House ordered that, that exercise be halted until the Senate Committee looks at the matter and reports. Would it not be appropriate given the fact that the Statement is raising concerns on the integrity of the process for the Chair to give, with the help of the Speaker direction that that exercise not be concluded until the Senate satisfies itself that the process has been checked? We have the power and I think it is better that he ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to seek the indulgence of the House. This statement sought by the hon. Member regarding the revenue collections of the county governments is a very important one. This is because there are serious concerns all over the country that county governments are underperforming significantly according to the report of the Controller of Budget. I, therefore, want to seek the indulgence of the House for a couple of weeks because we want to interrogate this statement which was supplied by the Controller of Budget because it is very insufficient. We have also not had an ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Two weeks. view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to seek the indulgence of the House. This statement sought by the hon. Member regarding the revenue collections of the county governments is a very important one. This is because there are serious concerns all over the country that county governments are underperforming significantly according to the report of the Controller of Budget. I, therefore, want to seek the indulgence of the House for a couple of weeks because we want to interrogate this statement which was supplied by the Controller of Budget because it is very insufficient. We have also not had an ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Two weeks. view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Government Proceedings (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bill No.10. It is important to appreciate that the county governments have a lot of assets and liabilities, many of which are yet to be documented. In the transition to the county governments, there was a legal requirement that the Transition Authority (TA) audits and makes an inventory of the assets and liabilities. There are huge debts that have been taken over by country governments from local authorities. As we speak, the County Government of Nairobi has pending bills in excess of Kshs25 billion and there ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Government Proceedings (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bill No.10. It is important to appreciate that the county governments have a lot of assets and liabilities, many of which are yet to be documented. In the transition to the county governments, there was a legal requirement that the Transition Authority (TA) audits and makes an inventory of the assets and liabilities. There are huge debts that have been taken over by country governments from local authorities. As we speak, the County Government of Nairobi has pending bills in excess of Kshs25 billion and there ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my apologies. I missed the question. I want to seek your indulgence because the hon. Senator for Nandi had engaged me in consultations. I would appreciate if the matter is repeated. view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have seen that Statement and our Committee has looked at it but we are not satisfied. Treasury has actually failed this country because, pursuant to a presidential directive in February this year, they set up a team of experts including the private sector that came up with a formula that would result in lower interest rates. Today, there is no significant reduction. What we decided yesterday is to have the Minister appear before the Committee next week to shed light on the progress since that new formula was set up to address the concerns of Members. ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very welcome intervention. I strongly support the request for additional information because that law is there. The famous Donde Act on the in duplum rule is there and therefore, we will get further clarification on why the Government is unable to implement some of the provisions of the Banking Act. When it comes to the banking community, Treasury seems to have challenges in implementing the law including the hidden charges by banks. view