Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: can never serve to protect and defend devolution, if you do not give counties the revenue to carry out their functions.’ Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am praying that this time round, the Senate will speak in one voice and determine that we are going to allocate Kshs415.9 billion to our counties. If the skies must fall, let the skies fall. We all know what happened in the last Division of Revenue Act (DORA) debate and right now, we are bound by that decision because it is a vote that was carried on the Floor. Those of us who wanted ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. We are guided and we will not lament. There are two issues. Firstly, on the matter raised by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on who can address the Senate and who cannot, you will need to protect this House and its committees. The other thing is that when the Governor for Nairobi City County decided to not appear before the Committee on Roads and Transportation, he sent an acting officer to write to the committee, informing them that he could not attend the meeting. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. We are guided and we will not lament. There are two issues. Firstly, on the matter raised by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on who can address the Senate and who cannot, you will need to protect this House and its committees. The other thing is that when the Governor for Nairobi City County decided to not appear before the Committee on Roads and Transportation, he sent an acting officer to write to the committee, informing them that he could not attend the meeting. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Secondly, this is likely to happen again and again. You sat as the SBC and agreed that the Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage was supposed to appear at 11.00 a.m. However, if we take what the Senate Majority Leader said and we have no reason to doubt, it now appears that there was further communication from the Cabinet Secretary that she will appear from noon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for guidance, how was that communication done? Was it in writing or it was just a conversation and it was agreed that she will come at noon? We ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Secondly, this is likely to happen again and again. You sat as the SBC and agreed that the Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage was supposed to appear at 11.00 a.m. However, if we take what the Senate Majority Leader said and we have no reason to doubt, it now appears that there was further communication from the Cabinet Secretary that she will appear from noon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for guidance, how was that communication done? Was it in writing or it was just a conversation and it was agreed that she will come at noon? We ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr Speaker, Sir, I will be brief, but precise. As said by my colleagues, there is no question as to how governors and county governments should treat pending bills. I take the position that the existence of pending bills in any county is a loud testimony of corruption, incompetence and blatant disrespect to the Constitution of Kenya and ordinary legislation. I say this because we all know that before a Chief Officer (CO) in any county government signs a contract to issue any contract to any contractor or supplier, they must do two things. First, they must confirm in writing ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr Speaker, Sir, I will be brief, but precise. As said by my colleagues, there is no question as to how governors and county governments should treat pending bills. I take the position that the existence of pending bills in any county is a loud testimony of corruption, incompetence and blatant disrespect to the Constitution of Kenya and ordinary legislation. I say this because we all know that before a Chief Officer (CO) in any county government signs a contract to issue any contract to any contractor or supplier, they must do two things. First, they must confirm in writing ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: As I said, if we are to be seen to be serious - and we must be seen to be serious - then we should not just debate this Motion and go home. We must come up with a resolution on how to deal with this kind of shame. That is the route that county governors think they are clever to use all the time through supplementary budgets to tinker with budgets and do things not captured by the public. On this Floor of the Senate, I would like to challenge the hon. Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) across this ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: As I said, if we are to be seen to be serious - and we must be seen to be serious - then we should not just debate this Motion and go home. We must come up with a resolution on how to deal with this kind of shame. That is the route that county governors think they are clever to use all the time through supplementary budgets to tinker with budgets and do things not captured by the public. On this Floor of the Senate, I would like to challenge the hon. Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) across this ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Finally, Mr. Chairman, Sir, I get the Floor. Members, we need to appreciate where we are coming from. I have sat in this committee and been engaged on The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view