Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First and foremost I thank the Special Funds Accounts Committee under the chairmanship of Hon. Kathuri for the work well done. This is the last born Committee as far as our Parliamentary Committees are concerned. To date, this is the second report they have tabled on the Floor of the House. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: In the last Parliament, I had brought a Bill to amend the Political Parties Act. It touched on the Political Parties Fund to lower the threshold. There was another Bill from the Senate by Hon. Senator Khalwale and we went for mediation. It is very unfortunate that all the benefits we had in that Bill disappeared. We call upon the clerks to take care of the records. At times we make amendments in the Committee of the whole House but when a report comes out, you realise that attention was not paid and things are going differently. That is why ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We know that the Constitution has provided 0.3 per cent of the national revenue to be allocated to political parties for purposes of strengthening democracy. It is very unfortunate that since the promulgation of the Constitution, the 0.3 per cent has never been allocated to political parties. We call upon the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury to listen. He is my good friend. Where does the money go? The Constitution is very clear that 0.3 per cent must be allocated to political parties. When you calculate you find that the money allocated to political parties does not reach the 0.3 ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Article 95 of the Constitution is very clear that the National Assembly provides oversight of all the revenues and expenditures. The subsequent Article 229 of the Constitution says that if the Report of the Auditor –General has been tabled in Parliament, within a period of three months, Parliament is supposed to debate and consider the recommendations. The report by the Auditor-General on the Political Parties Fund was tabled around March. So, this Committee has done a good work. It has brought us a very good report though they can make improvement on it. I have gone through the Report and ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: line the Political Parties Act and deposited at the Registrar of Political Parties. So, the allocation that is coming here under ODM should have been higher. Ordinarily, this money is supposed to come through ODM and then ODM will share with its siblings. In this case, where has the other money gone to? These are questions we are asking. This matter must be revisited. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The Registrar of Political Parties, and I know she must be listening wherever she is, is the officer who is accountable when it comes to Political Parties Fund. We do not want this issue to continue. At a later stage, we must revisit this matter so that this huge amount going to Jubilee can be reversed and be given to ODM so that the other siblings can also benefit. The import of Political Parties Fund was to strengthen democracy because in this country, it had been known that political parties belong to some individuals. If a political party belongs to ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: As we move forward, I am calling upon the honourable Members to amend this Political Parties Fund so that it can help other parties. Before a political party is registered, one of the requirements is to have at least 24 offices in all the 47 counties. Where are you going to get the money to run these offices in at least 24 counties? You need some money. For a political party to be registered, the requirement is that you must have membership of at least 1000 in the minimum of 24 counties. All this requires money. So, we must create ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Having said that, let me mention briefly the issue of time value of money. When it comes to allocation of these funds, I know once appropriation has been done, money is given but money to the Registrar of Political Parties always takes forever. In fact, it is the last one. In finance, there is time value for money. A shilling today is not the same as a shilling tomorrow. So, there must be a way to get a model. If the political parties funds are going to delay before they are disbursed the way it has been happening, they must ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I want to go back again to the Political Parties Act. In the Act, there is a provision for pre and post MOU. This is a message to the Registrar of Political Parties. In a given situation, where there is a coalition because the law requires that the MOU must be deposited at the Registrar of Political Parties… So, if that MOU has been deposited with the Registrar of Political Parties, that is a legal document. When it comes to disbursement, the Registrar of Political Parties should disburse the funds directly to those political parties based on the Political Parties ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Parties. She had mentioned that is going to bring audit queries. When I spoke to the Auditor- General he said it cannot bring a query so long as you disclose that… view