Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Many times, one of the reasons advanced is that there is slow disbursement of funds through the Integrated Finance Management Information System (IFMIS). The governors have complained a lot about it. There have been many issues concerning it. I hope this matter will be put to rest. On the issue of revenue collection, interestingly, many counties use manual ways. There should be a way of ensuring that county governments collaborate with KRA so that we have a uniform system of collecting revenue. This will ensure maximum collection of revenue. The Own-Source Revenue (OSR) in the county governments is below par. ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Clause 10(2) states that a Bill shall not be a money Bill if it provides---. This is for clarity because every time we come up with a Bill, the National Assembly rushes and says that it is a money Bill. If you look at the Indian Parliament, they have been directly elected by the people. I think they are trying to borrow from that aspect. I hope this Bill will put to rest some of these issues, for example, the imposition of taxes by a county government. I hope that in this second generation of county governments, we will not ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Clause 11 states that the speakers of respective Houses shall each signify on a certificate of joint concurrency in the form set out on the Schedule. Clause 15 says, “as provided for.” Article 93 of the Constitution states that Parliament is composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. Article 116 talks about presidential assent and gazettement of that law. Clause 12 and 15 states that before the presidential assent, there should be a concurrence certificate. That is very critical because by mere fact that our Senate Speaker and the Leader of Majority were present during assent, we cannot use ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: In Clause 13, if there is a difference, we can always refer to the Supreme Court to seek advisory opinion. I hope when this Bill passes, the National Assembly will agree because the Senate, initially, when it was started, sought an advisory opinion on the Division of Revenue. I hope they will understand that all of this is in the best interest of the people. view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: In conclusion, the mood of this House is that this Bill should be processed as soon as possible to assist us. In the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, we 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
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: are auditing laws that have been passed without the input of the Senate. We are hope that the National Assembly will support us. This will allow a symbiotic and seamless engagement on legislative processes in both Houses. It is not in our interest that we always fight over these Bills or make another House a deathbed of other Bills. We call upon our colleagues to support us so that we ensure the laws in place will continue to fast track the implementation, growth and blooming of devolution in this country. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek a Statement on the unexplained detention and abuse of the rights of Sen. Cleophas Malalah, who is the Deputy Minority Leader; former Cabinet Secretary (CS), Rashid Echesa, Hon. Justus Murunga, MP Matungu, and Hon. David Gikaria, MP, Nakuru Town East. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 17th of May, 2019, the distinguished Senator for Kakamega County, hon. Cleophas Malalah and the immediate former Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts, Mr. Rashid Echesa, were held in detention by The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: the Kenya Police through the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The duo were later joined in detention by hon. Justus Murunga, MP Matungu Constituency. Also detained over the weekend was Hon. David Gikaria, MP, Nakuru Town East. The first three were released on what we were told was in compliance with a circular from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) which was also shared on social media. All the four have shared ordeals of mistreatment and manhandling in the hands of the authorities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when did knee jerk directives from security heads in this country ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: shall never get justice. It will be useful to add that my Statement is not only informed by the weekend happenings. The abuse of the fundamental rights of arrested persons, who should otherwise be presumed innocent, has been a culture for some time now. Today it is Sen. Malalah, Mr. Echesa and hon. Gikaria; tomorrow, it will be another set from this House or outside. Finally, let me close with the words of the German Lutheran Pastor, Martin Niemöller, who said: ―First, they came for the Socialists. I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist. Then they ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I congratulate Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., 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