Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious matter. A couple of weeks ago, we were in Turkana with hon. Senators and other hon. Members of Parliament. The Members of Parliament in Turkana expressed serious concerns about security. The concerns were so serious that you may wonder what is going on particularly with regard to mobilization of resources. I met the County Commissioner of Turkana who is supposed to be the Chairman of security. He told us he did not even have a car. We met the OCPD, I think in Loima and he told us that he did not ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, which I chair, did submit its report that extensively examined this Bill. I think that copies 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
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to lay the following papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Wednesday, 16th July, 2014:- REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO.31 OF 2013 The Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.31 of 2013. REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, SENATE BILL NO.10 OF 2014. The Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Senate Minority Leader. We tender our apologies. We actually worked towards that deadline. The reasons the reports were not tabled before the Second Reading of that Bill yesterday was beyond the ability of the committee. The committee dispensed with it. The delay was technical. The Bill is still before the House. I am sure Members can take advantage of the observations and recommendations in the report, especially those Members who have not contributed to the Bill. But I agree entirely that we should have tabled the report earlier. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, on this issue on the loss of wildlife, a report that was published last year and which is in the possession of the Government clearly shows that nearly 80 per cent of the poaching is done in private ranches and not in public parks. This is 80 per cent of all the killings and yet it is very clear that the single most important challenge that is facing wildlife today is that of management, specifically by the Board of Directors. Due to lack of sound judgment, coordination, appropriate policies and direction by the Board, we have had ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Chairman did not answer my question satisfactorily. I would appreciate if he can. I raised the point that the Board of Directors of KWS has been a problem either for lack of appropriate management policies, directions or complicity because some of the members represent private ranches and reserves. Could the Chairman tell this House whether the Government should propose restructuring of the Board of Directors so as to avoid conflict of interest in the management of that institution? view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to reply. There is a Statement that had been forwarded to the Chair and to the Clerk but there is a revised Statement which came in this afternoon. I wanted to get both Statements combined but the Senator for Kakamega wants to continue with whatever we have. Therefore, I will give the response. Madam Temporary Speaker, the hon. Senator had sought to know the details of the agreements with China, the amounts involved, how much of the money has gone into infrastructure, how much is grant and how much is loans. I want to state ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, first, let me clarify that the hon. Senator for Kakamega has in fact misled the House. When I started giving my response, I made it very clear that after the original Statement that was submitted last week, there is a revised Statement provided this afternoon, and I personally gave him a copy. He knows that all those figures have been replaced by a revised Statement and a schedule of figures. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: I have not finished giving my response. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am not and I do not have a history of misinforming anyone, including this Senate. I advised the hon. Senator earlier on in the afternoon that the schedules attached – not the main statement – have been revised and there is a set of revised schedule. I want him to appreciate this; I said because this schedule is to replace the schedules which are attached, could we, therefore, defer this question so that I can get it properly attached? He said “no, we go ahead with it.” He cannot now dishonestly decline that he has ever ... view