Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 771 to 780 of 1798.

• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: (a) in subclause (1), by deleting the expression “National Drought Management Authority Fund” and substituting therefor the expression “National Drought Emergency Fund”. (b) in subclause (2), by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (a)— “(aa) such moneys as may be appropriated by the National Assembly”; (c) by deleting subclause (3) and substituting therefor the following new subclause— “(3) The objective of the Fund shall be to— (a) facilitate timely response to drought during its different stages; (b) provide for a common basket emergency fund in order to minimize the negative effects of drought; (c) provide funds for capacity ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 18 be deleted and replaced with the following new clause— Annual estimates. 18. (1) At least three months before the commencement of each financial year, the Authority shall cause to be prepared estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the Authority for that year. (2) The annual estimates shall make provision for all estimated expenditure of the Authority for the financial year and in particular, the estimates shall provide for the— (a) payment of the salaries, allowances and other charges in respect of members of the Board and staff of ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: equipment, or in respect of such other matter as the Board may deem appropriate. (3) The annual estimates shall be approved by the Board before the commencement of the financial year to which they relate and, once approved, the sum provided in the estimates shall be submitted to the Cabinet Secretary for approval. (4) No expenditure shall be incurred for the purposes of the Authority except in accordance with the annual estimates approved under subsection (3), or in pursuance of an authorisation of the Board given with prior written approval of the Cabinet Secretary After consulting with the NDMA, we ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the following new clause be inserted immediately after clause 6— Drought coordination institutional framework 6A. (1) The Authority shall, in the performance of its functions— (a) establish and facilitate co-ordination frameworks at national and county levels of government by providing appropriate policy guidance; and (b) ensure that action taken by all stakeholders in response to drought and climate change risks is timely, harmonized and effective. (2) The drought co-ordination institutional framework established pursuant to subsection (1) shall consist of— (a) a national forum that shall provide policy guidance on drought and ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I commend the hon. Member for pointing out that fact. Looking at the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution; drought management is a shared function between the county governments and the national Government. I brought up that issue with the Legal Department when I was working on this Bill and I was advised otherwise. However, I strongly believe that having looked at the Constitution, this is a shared function between the national Government and county governments and it should eventually go to the Senate. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Absolutely, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the following new clause be inserted immediately after clause 13 – Remuneration of view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Members of the Board view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 13A. The remuneration payable to members of the Board shall be determined by the Cabinet Secretary in consultation with view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. The import of this is basically to align this Bill to the new Constitution where we have the Salaries and Remuneration Commission giving their input after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary concerned. view