Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: I am happy with the comment that the President made while he was in Lamu, when he said that he has released money to counties and now it is the business of the governors to deliver. I think that the biggest elephant in the room and we have considered even during County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC), including County Public Investments Committee (CPIC) where my brother Sen. Osotsi is the Chairperson, has been the delayed cash disbursement by the National Treasury. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: Article 219 of the Constitution says that:- “A county’s share of revenue raised by the national Government shall be transferred to the county without undue delay and without deduction, except when the transfer has been stopped under Article 225.” view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: This is very important because if it is not released on time, it will affect service delivery. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: For example, out of Kshs7,305,294,003 that will be dispersed to Nandi County in the FY 2023/2024, I am happy that my county received Kshs620,949,993 in June. Last month, it received Kshs584,423,523. In total, Nandi County has received over Kshs1.2 billion in two months. However, when you go to the ground, as they say, vitu ni different . It is now raining in Nandi. The roads are impassable and there are no drugs. We need to be serious and ask county governments to do their job. The money does not belong to the Governor or the county government; it belongs to ... view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: ask us what the Senate is doing about plundering of resources. I urge the view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: Committee on Finance and Budget to sometimes invoke Article 225, where counties have not used money in a transparent way. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: I said here and I will say it again without fear of contradiction, that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is the biggest impediment in the fight against corruption in this country. When cases of pilferage of resources are reported in the counties, the EACC meets governors nyuma ya tent. That is why up to now the fight against corruption remains a joke, especially in the county governments. We have created 47 billionaires because they plunder resources meant for counties. view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: Secondly, I urge the Committee on Finance and Budget that Sen. Ali Roba chairs to look at the possibility of stopping money that goes to counties under Article 225. Another issue is on pending bills. Counties have procurement plans. You will find pending bills of less than Kshs1 million or Kshs2million. These are young poor Kenyans. Their Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) are financed by banks through loans. Can you believe that in the counties, there are people still owed as little as Kshs500,000 since 2013 up to date? view
• 3 Aug 2023 in Senate: We need to pass the Prompt Payment Bill, so that when you supply, there is a timeline for payment by both national Government and county governments. Why do we have pending bills? As a Senate, we must prick our conscience. When you ask the National Treasury, they tell you that all the money has been released to the counties, but on the ground, people are still owed. Where does the money go? That is why I said that the EACC has failed this country when it comes to protection of devolution. view