Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Apr 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to support the Chair on this amendment. I think marketing promotion is very critical. I hope, for the first time, camels in this country will be marketed like in Ethiopia, Somalia and other parts of the world. view
• 5 Apr 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to second. I want to compliment Hon. Abdinoor for this Bill. As a first time Member of Parliament, he has done a good job. I hope the Senate will pass this very soon. Wasilalie kama kawaida . view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the approval of the Budget Estimates for the 2017/2018 Financial Year. As always, I want to commend the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the good work done. I have just very few remarks to make. I want to appreciate the fact that even this year, as we have done for the last five years or so, we have continued to invest in major infrastructure projects in our country. If we are to grow as a nation, we have to invest heavily in our infrastructure, the SGR, airports ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: I will assume we are being paid some of our arrears which have been outstanding in the Budget for this year as per the Constitution. After almost five years of a long wait, these projects are now being implemented. For the first time, some Ministries have already advertised for some major projects in all the 14 marginal counties and we are really happy to see this. For sure, the support we were given as Members of Parliament by the Budget and Appropriations Committee must always be appreciated and commended. It has taken the national Government quite some time, almost five ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, investment in development projects in this country is still very low compared to the national standards. At least, 30 per cent of the development funds of the national Budget should be earmarked for major development projects. If you look at our Budget as per the Report of the Committee, it is less than 30 per cent. They are yet to give us the exact figure, but I assume it might be something like 25 per cent. This should not be encouraged. We should push our Government to invest more in the development sector as much as ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Also, more worrying is the fact that even as we have these mega projects going on, the absorption rate of the funds is not very encouraging because of technical or legal reasons. Kenyans are now very good in litigation. Maybe, there are many reasons why Ministries and State corporations are not able to spend the money as they should. The fact of the matter is that the absorption rate of our Budget is still not encouraging. view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: One concern I have noted from the Report is the non-performing loans that we take as the Government, especially from banks and the private sector in this country. In terms of performance, it is not very encouraging. According to this Report, the non-performing loans for this year are about Kshs15.4 billion. That can be improved. Of course, it has been noted by the Budget and Appropriations Committee and I hope going forward, this issue will be addressed. view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: We allocate a lot of funds every year, and that is demanded by the Constitution, to our counties. However, we need to streamline and put the necessary structures and procedures in place to ensure serious accountability and transparency. As we appreciate devolution and the fact that so many of the marginal counties are getting a lot of money now, there should be some level of responsibility to ensure that these funds are put into good use. With good budgeting, and if our governors are good at managing the challenges they face in the counties, I do not think many people ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: As much as the national Government gives counties all this money as dictated by the Constitution, we should also go ahead and make sure that we have institutions in place to ensure accountability for the money and transparency being the key issue here. At the same time, we should build counties’ capacities because a lot of resources go to our counties. If, in the last three The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: to four years they have had teething problems, it cannot be forever. At one point, we must invest and ensure that those resources are used in a prudent manner. view