Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: County Executive should appear before the Senate and tell us what went wrong. We should know whether it was because of the systems, or if it was because of fraud. They should also tell us whether the business people migrated, if the number of cows declined or land rates were not collected in time. It could also be that the people managing the systems were not responsible. In the Bible, Jesus said that you should give Caesar what belongs to him. Therefore, the people must pay taxes. There are two things that people are sure of in life; paying taxes ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: We should also protect the boda boda operators and mama mboga, so that county governments do not charge them the way they want. We cannot allow increase of taxes to business people in the counties because we want to encourage the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, county executives, who are headed by governors, should not increase taxes depending on the number of cows in order to generate more revenue. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: The county has so many cows now, so we want to increase tax. The governors make such decisions just because they have seen so many cows, and they think that they can use them as a way of increasing their revenues. The governors must not be given a blank cheque. They should not be allowed to increase levies on mama mboga, boda boda operators and Persons with Disability (PwD). Those people should actually be given special preference. Therefore, raising taxes should never be retrogressive. It should be fair, equitable and transparent. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope that counties are taking ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1) to seek for a statement. For months, weeks and days, this country has been treated to unending display of force with impunity by the State and its organs, from arbitrary arrests to withdrawal of security of leaders and open humiliation of leaders perceived to be against the establishment. This country is evidently treading on a path not intended by the drafters of the Constitution of Kenya. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: This House has a duty to stand and speak out when the National Police Service (NPS), which is a creation of the Constitution, deviates from its objects and functions which are enumerated in Article 244 of the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land. We took an oath to defend the Constitution. We are particularly under obligation to speak out when basic human rights enshrined under the Constitution are blatantly violated. 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
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: The security details of some of our colleagues in this House like Sen. Kihika of Nakuru County were withdrawn. It also happened to some Members of the National Assembly and governors where in some cases it was indefinitely and in others temporarily. To date, the country has never been given satisfactory justification for the monkey games. view