Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. It is good to know that it is still at the interim stage, but it is critically important that we do not just have to look at the social and economic aspect, but the legal aspect is very critical. We tend to agree that the Division of Revenue Bill should just remain at the National Assembly level. Maybe that is why the makers of the Constitution did not give a provision in case of collapse because they are aware that it is going to remain in the National Assembly. As I said earlier, maybe we do not have ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: principles of PFM are such that you cannot do a budget and yet you do not know how much money you will have. So, it is completely out of order for those governors who have gone ahead to do budget provisions not to know how much is coming to their counties. It is a critical prerequisite that the Division of Revenue Bill must be passed before you know how much is going to come to you and before you go to the budget- making process. We know very well that as we devolve resources, we also devolve corruption. When I ... view
• 27 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Motion by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I also thank the Committee for working extra hard to bring this Report on time. I want to mention something on the State corporations. You realise that 32 per cent of the allocation to State corporations is coming from the Exchequer. We know very well that State corporations are supposed to stand on their own. They are supposed to be efficient and effective. For how long are these State corporations going to rely on the Exchequer? Another issue that I have seen in this ... view
• 27 May 2015 in National Assembly: I was. view
• 27 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you know Hon. Langat is my friend and when it comes to matters of budget, he consults me enough times. However, I said I was a member because I am no longer serving in that Committee. The Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee can recall my contributions. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. As hon. (Dr.) Eseli clearly put it, the Report has just been tabled. Will it be in order for you to order the Serjeant-at-Arms to give us copies of the Report? We do not have them and we have not had a chance to look at them. If possible, order for us to have copies, so that we can go through the recommendations by the Mediation Committee. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendment but before I do so, let me say that it is indeed embarrassing that we are wasting so much time dealing with matters of semantics. It is important that when the Senate brings some amendments, they be substantive. These Bills have a constitutional timeframe within which they should be passed. We should not be wasting time on semantics. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Regarding Clause 3, in respect of which an amendment was dropped on the Floor of the House of the Senate, but which re-appeared in the amendments that have been forwarded to this House, that is something which is against the procedures of this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: As you have always said, this is a House of records and traditions. What is going to happen, if indeed this clause was dropped on the Floor of the Senate and is here erroneously? Do we have to debate it or what are we supposed to do? We also need your guidance. My humble request is for the two Houses to work together as a team. We should not try to purport to be showing that we are probably more powerful than the other House, because such supremacy wars really waste time. From these amendments, there is nothing of substance. ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. view