Enoch Kiio Wambua

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• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to also support this very important Bill. A good idea gives birth to a better one. When Sen. Kang'ata, the Senator for Murang’a County brought this Bill in its original version, I went on record saying that any move by this Senate to devolve development from the county headquarters to the wards level will be supported by everyone in and outside this august House. Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget for making amendments to the original version of this Bill. I congratulate them because in the ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: To me, Clause 5 of this Bill that speaks about equitable sharing of development funds in all the wards in a county is a very important one. It will no longer be discretional on the part of any governor to decide whether or not to take development to certain wards. It will never be whimsical on the part of the member of the county executive to decide the amounts of money that will be allocated to wards that supported the governor and those that did not. It will be mandatory and a requirement of the law that at least 15 ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when it comes to amendments, I will be proposing that, yes, it is okay to talk about at least 15 per cent of development funds and take into consideration sections within wards in a county that are marginalised. On the decision as to which wards are marginalised and which ones are not, I would be urging the Committee to consider equipping county assemblies with a criteria or capacity to determine marginalisation within counties. Alternatively, they should equip them to be able to interrogate the list of marginalised villages coming from the Commission, with a view to amending ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: This Clause is equally important because if it is properly implemented, then it means that no ward within any county in this country will be left behind in development. In fact, if we develop every ward in this country, then it means that every county in this country will be developed and the entire country will benefit from development. My considered view is that this is one of the most important Bills that have ever found their way on the Floor of this House. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 7 is on public participation. This is like music to my ears because this Bill will guide what constitutes public participation and funny arrangements by governors and County Executive Committee (CEC) Members, which are termed public participation, but in real sense, are just gatherings to rubberstamp decisions of the executive. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The decision for what project should be implemented in what part of a county must be made by residents of that county. What makes this Bill so important to me is that a resident sitting far away from Kitui Town, which is the headquarters of my county, say, in Mutonyaitho, Mukuanima, Katulu or Kiseu in a Ward in Kitui South; and another resident in Kitui North, in Usueni, Kithuke, Tseikuru, Kyuso in Mwingi North; another resident in Voo-Kyamatu, Zombe, Mutitu in Kitui East; and, another in Kitui West, in Enzuva, Thaana-Nzau, Kwa-siku all in Kitui West will be participating in ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The third point is in Clause 11. When it comes to amendments, I will also be asking whether we are not putting a lot of responsibilities on CECs and excluding MCAs who are elected leaders from their space in terms of decision-making on what projects need to be implemented. This is because at the end of the day, the people who are responsible for wards are MCAs who are elected in those wards. Their core mandate will be to oversight implementation of funds meant for development by the county governors. I think we should create within this law some space ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view