Gladys grew up in a political family. Her father the late John Nyasuna, was a councillor and chairperson of Kisumu County Council. Gladys emulated him and developed interest in politics at an early age. In 2003, when at Kenyatta University she became the first female to be elected as the Secretary General of the Student’s Union. After University she remained active in politics and engaged in ODM party politics while still working in LVCT Health. In her term of service, she seeks empowerment of women and youth and education for the girl child. In parliament, Gladys spearheaded the formation of the Information and Public Communication committee.
24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended− (a) in the proposed new section 160A – (i) by inserting the words “within one year from the coming into force of this Act.”, immediately after the words “collection system” in sub-section (1); (ii) by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1) − (1a) The county revenue collection system shall – (a) be transparent, efficient, effective and verifiable; (b) be simple and easy to use; (c) be easy to manage and control to ensure accountability; (d) be adequately secure to prevent any fraud, losses or any other violations; (e) respect ...
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended− (b) in the proposed new section 160B− (i) by deleting the words “submit bi-annual statements and an annual report” appearing in sub-section (1) and substituting therefor the words “submit quarterly statements and a quarterly report”; (ii) by deleting the words “copies of the bi-annual statements and an annual report” appearing in sub-section (2) and substituting therefor the words “copies of the quarterly statements and quarterly report”; (iii) by deleting the words “the bi-annual statements and the annual report” appearing in sub-section (3) and substituting therefor the words “the quarterly statements and the ...
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
The import of the amendment is to move the statements from being made biannually to quarterly. We are only enhancing the oversight on the revenue collection. So, rather than report biannually we are asking that the authorities or counties report quarterly on how much they have raised.
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended− (c) by deleting the proposed Section 160C and substituting therefor the following new section−
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
Failure to implement the revenue collection system.
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
160C. The National Treasury may, on the recommendation of the Senate, and pursuant to Article 225(3) of the Constitution, stop the transfer of a county’s share of revenue raised by the national government, if the County Treasury fails to− (a) implement a county revenue collection system; or (b) report on the status of the county revenue collection and performance, as required under this Act.
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
This section says that the National Treasury may on recommendation of the Senate but pursuant to Article 225(3) stop transfer of a county’s share of revenue raised by the national Government if the County Treasury fails to, initially it reads, “develop and implement” but we are making an amendment because the County Treasury does not develop the system. It is developed by the National Treasury, by the Council of Governors and by the KRA. So, you cannot charge or discipline the County Treasury for not developing it. So, we have removed the word, “develop” and have it as, “implement”. The ...
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24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: 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.
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