Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I second. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Much as I try to empathise with the lawyers, the Finance Bill, as we know very well, tries to raise funds to fund the Budget. In other jurisdictions, when you do a cost-benefit-analysis; a lawyer can disclose having got consent from the client. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Yes, in other jurisdictions! You should have asked which jurisdiction. You know I am a good researcher. If you listen, I will expound on that. The aspect of terrorism in this country is, indeed, a big threat. This matter comes under the Advocates Act. Maybe, in line with Article 118 where the public is involved, that substantive statute should be amended on its own as opposed to amending it through the backdoor which is the Finance Bill. No public participation has been done. The Constitution, under Article 118, demands that public participation should be done, particularly on this clause. We ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the information I have is that when it went through public participation under the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, it was rejected. If they were taking into consideration Article 118, and it was rejected particularly by the LSK, then it should not be allowed to continue. That is the argument. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Much as I rise to support this important Bill, it is my humble request to the two Houses in terms of sibling rivalry because Article 95 of the Constitution is very clear when it comes to the determination of sharing revenue. The vertical sharing is a key responsibility of the National The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Assembly but, when it comes to horizontal sharing of the county revenue allocation, is the responsibility for the senators. So, we need to work together in synergy. On the commencement date, the Division of Revenue Bill that was just assented to by His Excellency the President is, indeed, important that it was taken to 1st July but, I do not know why the senators were contrary and yet in their today’s Bill, they are actually proposing the 1st of July. This will expedite the process of giving the money to the counties immediately, so that they do not starve. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: As the money goes to the counties, it is indeed important for the public to know that it is actually Kshs378.1 billion that is being taken to the counties and the counties must demonstrate what they are using that money for. Their responsibility as far as healthcare is concerned is key. If you go to hospitals in my own county of Trans Nzoia, there are no roads and yet the county is getting almost Kshs6 billion. We are calling upon the Governor plus the Executive to pull up their socks. When you go to the grassroots, the only tangible projects ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 12 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the mediated version of the Division of Revenue Bill. We have three arms of Government - the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. It is very unfortunate because our colleagues decided to go to court on a matter of legislation. In the principle of separation of powers, we know very well that Parliament is there to legislate. The Judiciary is there for purposes of interpretation of legislation. The Executive is there for purposes of implementation of the legislation. It was very unfortunate when I saw our colleagues from the other House, Senators; go to ... view