Catherine Mukiite Nabwala

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also would like to take this opportunity to welcome the county assemblies of Vihiga, Kilifi and Nyamira. It is a good idea for the county assemblies to benchmark with the Senate as opposed to travelling outside the country because that is expensive. One way of cutting down the costs is to benchmark with the Senate. This morning, Members from the Vihiga County Assembly appeared before the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. They were curious and wanted to learn how the Committee operates. I take this opportunity to welcome other county assemblies to come and benchmark ... view
• 16 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also would like to take this opportunity to welcome the county assemblies of Vihiga, Kilifi and Nyamira. It is a good idea for the county assemblies to benchmark with the Senate as opposed to travelling outside the country because that is expensive. One way of cutting down the costs is to benchmark with the Senate. This morning, Members from the Vihiga County Assembly appeared before the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. They were curious and wanted to learn how the Committee operates. I take this opportunity to welcome other county assemblies to come and benchmark ... view
• 16 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, that is the true position. They were giving a history of the monies already disbursed to counties. It was not talking about the current theft of funds. However, we agreed that he goes to the Ministry to seek for more information because this is a thorny issue. It is public knowledge that money is being stolen and we are yet to be given that information so that the Senators can also have an input on what is happening. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, that is the true position. They were giving a history of the monies already disbursed to counties. It was not talking about the current theft of funds. However, we agreed that he goes to the Ministry to seek for more information because this is a thorny issue. It is public knowledge that money is being stolen and we are yet to be given that information so that the Senators can also have an input on what is happening. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to share the sentiments by my colleagues on what they have said about the pending bills. When you look at the schedule, particularly on the Recurrent Expenditure, there is a pending bill for Kshs9.2 billion. What are these recurrent expenditures to have pending bills? I would expect that the Controller of Budget releases money as per schedule, maybe on a monthly basis. So, this trend is very worrying. It could be overdrafts at the bank. At one point, the Controller of Budget was unable to disburse money to counties because some counties had not ... view
• 16 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to share the sentiments by my colleagues on what they have said about the pending bills. When you look at the schedule, particularly on the Recurrent Expenditure, there is a pending bill for Kshs9.2 billion. What are these recurrent expenditures to have pending bills? I would expect that the Controller of Budget releases money as per schedule, maybe on a monthly basis. So, this trend is very worrying. It could be overdrafts at the bank. At one point, the Controller of Budget was unable to disburse money to counties because some counties had not ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I have evidence from my county where someone applied for an ID card in 2012, but until now, this card has not been issued. I would like to put the Chair of this Committee to test by producing the waiting card belonging to Tripea Wanyama Wafula which was applied for on 5th September, 2012. I have the serial number of the ID which is 232025164. I have others but I would like to see that one first. Thank you. view
• 3 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to know the cost analysis of leasing the equipment; whether it is cheaper to lease or buy. Last year we paid Kshs4.5 billion for leasing, yet the equipment was not used because the counties were not well prepared. They did not have the human resource to operate the machines. Secondly, the This is a First Draft Copy. A final copy will be available once the editorial process is concluded. view
• 3 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most of the Senators have seen the calendar. It sets out the dates when we shall be on Sessions as well as recess. It provides the Senate with a guide to plan for its activities. I beg to move. I request Sen. Kanainza to second. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Statement was very urgent as it was on the issue of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF). We have seen in the media The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view