31 Oct 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a Statement relating to the activities of the, pursuant to Standing Order No. 56(1)(a). I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 56(1)(a) to make a Statement relating to a matter of which the Committee is responsible, namely, the Resolution of the Senate on the current state of the Nation. As you are aware, the Senate passed a Motion on the Current State of the Nation on 24th July, 2024. In the Resolution, the Senate directed the Standing Committee of Finance and Budget to: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ...
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31 Oct 2024 in Senate:
1. In consultation with the Parliamentary Budget Office (PB0) to independently undertake the audit of the national debt and present the actual status to Parliament. 2. Engage the National Treasury to submit a roadmap on its strategies to reduce the public debt to not more than 55 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in present value terms, in compliance with section 52(c) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, Cap 41. 3. Engage the National Treasury to identify and implement sustainable strategies to reduce the high cost of living. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee is seized of the matter ...
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move for the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No.19 of 2024). Allow me to start by thanking all the Committee Members who have been dedicated to their role and mandate as far as finance and budget is concerned. Additional allocation is critical. As per the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, all the timelines in that Act are key. That is why today, we are here for a Special Sitting. The Bill provides for transfer of both conditional and unconditional allocations from the national Government’s share of revenue and from development ...
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move for the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No.19 of 2024). Allow me to start by thanking all the Committee Members who have been dedicated to their role and mandate as far as finance and budget is concerned. Additional allocation is critical. As per the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, all the timelines in that Act are key. That is why today, we are here for a Special Sitting. The Bill provides for transfer of both conditional and unconditional allocations from the national Government’s share of revenue and from development ...
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No.19 of 2024). This gives us a total of Kshs455 billion to the county governments. I urge the different county governments to focus not only on development, but also on the animal of pending bills. This has been there for the longest time. Our people are suffering. We have given monies to the counties, but governors are not paying the pending bills. They are playing politics. For example, the Governor of Nairobi City County is focusing more on local and international travel as opposed to giving services and development to the people of this ...
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No.19 of 2024). This gives us a total of Kshs455 billion to the county governments. I urge the different county governments to focus not only on development, but also on the animal of pending bills. This has been there for the longest time. Our people are suffering. We have given monies to the counties, but governors are not paying the pending bills. They are playing politics. For example, the Governor of Nairobi City County is focusing more on local and international travel as opposed to giving services and development to the people of this ...
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the First Schedule and substituting therefor the following new schedule-
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the First Schedule and substituting therefor the following new schedule-
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the Second Schedule and substituting therefor the following new schedule-
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11 Jun 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the Second Schedule and substituting therefor the following new schedule-
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