Godana Hargura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 903.

• 2 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to Second this Motion which requires the Senate to direct the Sessional Committee on Devolved Government to expeditiously inquire into the matter concerning Isiolo County, with a view of solving the wrangles in the County Assembly and report within three weeks. The state of affairs in this county is sad, because for a long time, some parts of this country have been left behind in terms of development. We have all been complaining of marginalization, but now we have been given the opportunity to develop our own counties. Resources are being availed to the ... view
• 30 Sep 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. In this new dispensation, we have to provide the necessary powers and privileges to the Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) so that they can perform their responsibilities which, as we have realized, are weighty. This is because we have cases where when the Governors are called upon to appear before the Senate, they say that they are accountable to the county assemblies which up to now may not be having the privilege and power to summon those people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to join my colleagues and thank you for giving this very elaborate communication to clear the air of the misconception that is being spread around mainly by the Governors. We voted for a Constitution which came up with the devolved units of governance and we have counties in place. What The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Despite the problem I have with my voice, I had to make sure that I contribute to this Report. I support it and would like to congratulate the Member who came up with the Motion which led to the formation of the Ad hoc Committee. Also, I would like to congratulate the Committee for having taken its time and come up with a very elaborate Report, which will lead to a legislation which will clearly set out how the natural resources of these counties will be exploited and how the benefit will actually be shared. ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I support the amendment. I think we have had an experience in the last one year in the way the county governments and the assemblies have been spending money. Their expenditure has not been prudent because they have not been concentrating on developments. Most of these counties do not have proper county assemblies. They do not have the infrastructure and intend to go for easy money. That is why we are complaining about the trips that they have made. One The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of Level 5 hospitals, from the list we have in Schedule 3, more than 30 counties are not benefitting. That means that the facilities below Level 5 so as to make sure that we all benefit, it is better to improve the county hospitals. The issue of additional funding from last year, I can see in my county, we got Kshs3.8 billion and now it is Kshs4.5 billion. We expect the additional funding to go to development. From the way they had carried out their activities, governors must have establish what is recurrent. Therefore, ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I have noted what my other colleagues have said and I agree with what they have said. I would like to note what I think has maybe not been said. Last year we, gave this Bill the benefit of the doubt because it was a transition year, just after the General Elections, but we had the whole year to check out things. Now as it has been said, what we are doing is to accept what has been shared out between the national ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are sharing this revenue which as I have said has already been decided by the National Assembly. The Constitution states in Article 127 that it is the Senate which should set out the formula for the division of this revenue, whereas we have not set this formula. I think one year is a long time and it is time we looked at it. We have different parts of this country at different levels of development and that is why we talk of marginalized areas. This formula does not have any element of correction to that ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with regard to the Equalization Fund, my submission is that it is dismal and will not make much difference. But even that little amount has not been utilized because it has not been availed to the 14 counties which are supposed to benefit. When we inquired, we were told that the regulations are not in place. Who is supposed to put those regulations in place? If it is the Senate or the National Assembly, then we are failing and somebody has to take the blame. These regulations have to be in place, so that, that amount ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, once we have allocated these funds horizontally among the counties, the main issue which all the Senators who have raised is how these funds are utilized. We know very well that the Governors are responsible for utilization of those funds, but the issue of prioritization and budgeting has to come from the communities. That is what is missing. Just like Sen. Musila, I do not know how prioritization has been done in my county, because there is no formal forum for consultation. Public participation has to be done in a structured manner and whatever they are ... view