Dido Ali Raso

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 291 to 300 of 505.

• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I sit on the Committee of Defence and Foreign Affairs. This time round the Ministry of Defence asked for Kshs183 billion and we only approved Kshs121billion. This means that there is a deficit in their budget of about Kshs53 billion. The Ministry Foreign Affairs asked for Kshs36 billion, the amount given by the National Treasury was Kshs18 billion. These are facts and you cannot give what you do not have. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, just to borrow from what Hon. Junet said, our Constitution is very clear on Article 203(1) (a). It states thus: “(1) The following criteria shall be taken into account in determining the equitable shares provided for under Article 202 and in all national legislation concerning county government enacted in terms of this Chapter— view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: (a) the national interest;” view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: So, the national interest is the major area of concern that all of us must take into consideration. Article 217 (2) states thus: view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: “In determining the basis of revenue sharing under clause (1), the Senate shall— (a) take the criteria in Article 203 (1) into account;” view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Article 203(1) is about national interest. So, there is no way the Senate is going to decide on a hope or whims of individuals or grandstanding how much counties should be given. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Further, Article 203 (1) (a) to (e) states thus: view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: “(1) The following criteria shall be taken into account in determining the equitable shares provided for under Article 202 and in all national legislation concerning county government enacted in terms of this Chapter— view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: (a) the national interest; view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: (b) any provision that must be made in respect of the public debt view