27 Apr 2023 in Senate:
Today in the morning, the President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. William Ruto, assented to the DORB into law. Sen. Mwaruma and I have the benefit of having served in this House together. This is very cheap politics that our brothers from the Minority side are trying to sell to the public. In the last Financial Year of 2022/2023, we appropriated Kshs370 billion on the same Floor of this House. In the next Financial Year of 2023/2024, which we are starting the next month, the allocation to counties has increased by Kshs.15.3 billion to Kshs385 billion. Is it in ...
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27 Apr 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, this House has powers to amend or reject its own Report. We have done it before.
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27 Apr 2023 in Senate:
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27 Apr 2023 in Senate:
To be fair to Kenyans, please, answer this question. In the last financial year, Kshs370 billion went to counties. Today, the President has assented to Ksh385.3 billion. It means that an additional Kshs15 billion has been added to counties. We rejected, as a House, the Report that brought Kshs407 billion. The facts are stubborn as he has said. This is because in the last financial year, we gave counties Kshs370 billion. There is an increment of Kshs15.3 billion. It is now Kshs385 billion. Therefore, my brother, Sen. Mwaruma, whom I have tremendous respect for, should just be honest and tell ...
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27 Apr 2023 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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27 Apr 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, as a statement of fact and responsibility of facts, you have given Sen. Oketch Gicheru a theatre to mislead everybody. We understand economics. It is not that we do not understand economics when he sees us keeping quiet. We understand economics. He cannot mislead the Republic. The Kenya Gazette shows that counties have been given Kshs385 billion, yet he is telling this country that the money has been cut down to Kshs350 billion. Where does he get all those facts? In this House, one must give facts and evidence. We are aware of inflation and all those ...
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26 Apr 2023 in Senate:
A point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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26 Apr 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with you that this is the first time that we are doing this. Through the Senate Business Committee (SBC) or your office, under Standing Order No.1, you should have at least allowed us to ask questions. I know that is behind us, but the point I am trying to make under Standing Order No. 1 is that I wish the SBC, especially when the CSs of Interior and Coordination of National Government, National Treasury and Economic Planning and of Health, is it possible to schedule each for their session, for example, between 9.30 ...
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26 Apr 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your indulgence. I have a supplementary question directed to the CS in charge of lands. How many people have been evicted from forests in Nandi County? Is there any intention to compensate them?
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