Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: naming it after Joe Kadenge, so that his neighbours from Nandi County can go and run and play football in the stadium. I thank you. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani for this wonderful amendment. It is about time. I entirely agree that as devolution grows, there are so many laws that we will come up with to ensure that we become effective and efficient so that devolution works for all Kenyans. We agree that as we go along, the Constitution gave us the structure and the design. Therefore, it is up to us to ensure that we put in place the necessary legislative proposals to ensure that we move forward. Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree that own-source ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Before the previous elections, there was a decrease in own-source revenues of most counties, which could have been caused by many factors. As I have said, some of the counties have many systems being used to collect revenue. They have duplicated systems of revenue collection which are not tamper-proof, just like the IFMIS. Nowadays you can buy software anywhere on the streets, just like candies. Some counties acquire systems without knowing whether they are tamper-proof or not. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Therefore, Madam Temporary Speaker, these amendments are important. I hope that the collaboration between the county governments, the national Treasury and the KRA will enhance maximum revenue collection in counties. If revenues are collected well, it will allow counties to run properly and provide services to many people in this country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: There is a proposal to have Clause 160B, which is about reporting on county revenue collection and performance. The county assemblies should be proactive in order to ensure that they play their primary oversight role, which is critical. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: When you look at reports of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), you will realise that from the Financial Year 2013/2014, counties raised around Kshs30 billion. By the FY2015/2016, counties had raised around Kshs37 billion. However, when you look FY2017/2018, there was a significant drop in terms of own- source revenues collected. For example, Nandi County, raised own source revenue of over Kshs245 million in the FY 2016/2017. However, during the FY2017/2018, it fell by over Kshs47 million, which is around 19 per cent. There could be many factors leading to that, such as duplicated systems. Sometimes ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at reports by the Auditor-General, you will see that there are many problems facing the IFMIS, which was in place before devolution. We have had cases of password theft and cyber-attacks, yet the IFMIS is a system used by the national Treasury for making payments. Therefore, counties should know that even the IFMIS faces challenges. I am told that sometimes the IFMIS is opened at 2.00 a.m. and is closed at 3.00 a.m. The Constitution states clearly the functions of the Auditor-General. These amendments will ensure we have an oversight mechanism in place. Just ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Fourthly, Sen. Malalah mentioned about conditional grants. We agreed that there are many challenges in terms of workforce in health dockets across the 47 counties. There are some challenges that counties face; for instance, they think that buying drugs worth Kshs100 or 200 million is too much. The PFM Act clearly states that you cannot reallocate funds meant for specific things. We must, therefore, ensure that counties do what is required. We should pass this Bill to ensure that we put mechanisms in place. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: I agree that revenue collection should be done transparently, efficiently and effectively; and the systems should be verifiable. We should have provisions for punishing counties that do not put in place revenue collection systems so that we seal loopholes. There should be a proper way of ensuring that people who work in the county treasury--- view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a court ruling about many issues taking place in the counties. The Senate must find a way of ensuring that we raise audit queries on conditional grants and own-source revenues. For example, Nandi County fell short of its revenue target by Kshs47 million, which is around 19 per cent. Therefore, the Nandi The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view