16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
is why I oppose. It is painful to oppose this Bill because it is coming when there is a good request before the House.
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16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
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15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I second.
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15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Motion. I support the nomination of Jane Wangui Kiringai for the post of the Chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). The Committee did a good job. They did due diligence. For them to settle on her, it is not just because of anything else but her qualifications. As have been said by Hon. Chris Wamalwa, Micah Cheserem was a man. It is good to replace him with a woman so that we can care about gender balancing. From what I have seen on ...
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15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
On equitable sharing of revenue, there are counties that have lagged behind just because of lack of representation but, God has rewarded them with mineral resources. For example, there is Turkana which has a lot of oil. The company that is doing exploration is discovering oil with every strike; good amounts of oil and yet, when you look at the national TV, you see people starving in Turkana despite sitting on a lot of oil. They are sitting on a lot of water. I understand the biggest water reservoir - underground and fresh water - is found in Turkana. So, ...
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15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
that other sixth sense. They will ask: “If I mess up, what will people say? Who will I be in the society?” Just because of that, asking how people will take them, women tend to do better than men. Let us support that woman. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. With those few remarks, I support.
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2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. On the outset, I support the Division of Revenue Bill. It is my wish that the National Assembly will increase the allocation to counties from 31 per cent to 50 per cent because devolution is the biggest gift the drafters of the Constitution gave to Kenyans. If it were not for devolution, the economy would be growing at something like 3 per cent, but because there is some activity in every county and even in areas that were neglected previously, we can ...
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2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Members who have spoken before me have talked about corruption which holds back development and economic growth. I agree with them. Apart from corruption, in the Auditor- General’s reports, we see that nearly 30 per cent of the Budget goes to waste and you cannot account for it. If you add corruption to that, very little is done to solve the problems that face our people. Corruption is everywhere. It is in the national Government and also in county governments. It is also in this National Assembly. I said earlier that if we want to finish corruption, then the fight ...
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