Charles Reubenson Kibiru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, because I have read the BBI Report and Sen. Wambua is my very good friend, he has a Bill that he wants funded and anchored in the counties. That is why I thought as a friend, I need to just highlight that the Prompt Payment Bill is part of the bigger picture of BBI. Thank you, Sen. Wambua. view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: Yes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to finish. Sen. Mary Seneta, I just brought in some issues because budget issues are very complicated especially for historians, lawyers and others. view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to proceed. I was saying that the Committee felt a little bit uneasy when we heard that the National Treasury is putting in Kshs1 billion to increase on the figure of Medical Equipment Services MES). This is an animal that we have all been trying to fight and as a Committee, we have refused. We were persuaded, but we have recommended that the allocation to the MES project should remain at Kshs6.2 billion since this contract has fixed terms and the cost should not be fluctuating annually. At one point it was even ... view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: respectively. We thought it is very important that we pronounce ourselves on this, so that we can hold people to account if they do not follow the recommendations. Finally, the allocation of the Equalization Fund of Kshs6.83 billion be approved as provided for in the BPS. In a nutshell, that is the report and the recommendations made by the Committee on Finance and Budget. I beg to move and request my able Vice-Chairperson to second the Motion. Is he asleep? view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank fellow Senators for the contribution they have made to the report. I thank Sen. Wambua who is a journalist by profession. Maybe I should have said that year in, year out, we do this kind of a process. Every other Senator starting with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. all the way to Sen. Cheruiyot, Sen. Orengo and the rest who have spoken here have agreed with our report and recommendations that there is need to increase the time that the Senate and, indeed, Parliament, is given to look at and deliberate the BPS. ... view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, without repeating much of what has been said, I urge the National Treasury to be more innovative and not to reinvent the wheel. We have two good Sessional Policy Papers that they just need to take and implement. 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
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: I am happy they told us that they are enhancing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), so that it can ease borrowing for infrastructure and other development projects for the Government. view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: In conclusion, I thank the secretariat. More sincerely, I also thank the Senators who have contributed and request that they vote for the Motion. view
• 25 Feb 2021 in Senate: Okay, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Other than voting today, pursuant to Standing Order No.61(3), I request that putting of the question be deferred to a later date. Thank you. view
• 24 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Mine is not in Kiswahili although I am good in Kiswahili. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House, today, Wednesday, 24th February, 2021- The Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the 2021 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and Medium Term Debt Management Strategy. view