Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Kakamega is a very vast county--- view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we have various ways of achieving--- view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am well guided by my colleagues. It is important that the 35 per cent of the resources that we shall be pumping to the county governments be used appropriately. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: We have seen county governments, and I will not mention names today, which have not fulfilled their promise since they were inaugurated in 2017, and others even in 2013. We have seen governors being brought before the CPAIC Committee and in this House for impeachment, having very grave allegations on misuse of public funds. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: We give them notice that the 35 per cent we are taking to counties is not money meant for corruption and personal accumulation of wealth. It is very important for the county governors to know that we have fought for this 35 per cent and it is meant to help the mwananchi. Prioritization of county projects is key. We have seen county governments that prioritize only brick and mortar development. County governments are unable to initiate projects, which will stimulate respective economies at the county level. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: I have seen counties that have tried coming up with cottage industries, but others-- - I want to be specific on this issue. When one comes to Kakamega County, since 2013 we have no single flagship project that was launched and is functioning at the moment. It is very important as we take the 35 per cent to the county governments to ensure, as Senators, that the county governments use the money in appropriate ways. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: I am alive to the fact that this is the last financial year to the 2022 elections. It is important that as Senators, having been given powers to oversight the county 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
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: governments, to ensure that when the county governments will be making their budgets of FY2021/22, we compel them to complete their flagship projects. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: The second reason we are supporting BBI is that we need to walk down memory lane and remind ourselves how this BBI concept came up. The process began through the “Handshake” between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. This came up after a very divisive election in 2017 and in the previous years. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: The “Handshake” that gave birth to BBI was meant to solve certain problems. We need to ask ourselves if this document has offered solutions to the said problems. One of the problems that we faced before the “Handshake” was that this country was getting into a divisive election every electioneering year. view