13 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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13 Mar 2019 in Senate:
This Bill is important because it is helping us to ensure that devolution is effective. When you look at the core mandate of the Senate is to represent the counties and protect the interest of the county governments. Therefore, there is need to strengthen the county assembly and ensure that it is strong, that even MCAs are confident enough to execute their mandate. Statutory Instruments are very important because they are an avenue or vehicles through which laws are made. When laws are made in a county, they are good because they regulate even the behaviour of people in the ...
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13 Mar 2019 in Senate:
This clarity is very important because if you affirm to something that you are not sure of, then that will eventually not work for the people. This Bill cuts across all counties. There will be uniformity with regards to the statutory instruments in all the 47 counties. I am also happy about Part III of this Bill that comes out clearly to talk about consultations which is very important. Consultation is the essence of devolution. When people are informed about what is happening, and asked to give opinions about a certain instrument, then this is very good. This is because ...
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13 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, apart from the affected persons, it also talks about expert advice. This means that when coming up with an instrument, not just anybody can add to it. There has to be experts working on the instrument. The fact that advertisements will be there is a strong point. This is because there are situations, even in counties, where you find that many things just happen and people are not aware. For instance, issuing of tenders. If tenders are just given in counties without being advertised, it retrogresses devolution. There is need to advertise in terms of whatever instruments, ...
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28 Feb 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the opportunity you have given me to add my voice to this particular Statement. I thank the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Murkomen, for coming up with it.
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28 Feb 2019 in Senate:
When you look at the projected benefits of this project, it was going to benefit not only the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County, but the whole nation. One of the projected benefits was that it was going to deal with food insecurity and unemployment, and these are among the Big Four Agenda that we are working up to. There is need for this issue to be addressed so that the beneficiaries of these projects can benefit from the intended project. As a nation, we need to look for partners – like the Italian Government – that are well meaning and want ...
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28 Feb 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, if there was money to compensate those whose land was taken to pave way for this project, it should be done at market value. If there is money that has The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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28 Feb 2019 in Senate:
been set aside and has not been utilised for this project, the people responsible should be brought to account.
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28 Feb 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this project was initiated in 2015; and we are now in 2019. Money was put aside for this project to be started and completed, which has not been done. There is need for the Senate to intervene and see how exactly this project can be started and people compensated.
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28 Feb 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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