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• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to second. They are young men and they are welcome. I want to thank Hon. Chepkong’a. Sometimes common sense is just common sense. This is because if and when there are recommendations from the Committee, it would be prudent for us to take what we agree with as a House and have the Chair of the Committee move them by way of amendment to an existing Bill before the Floor when he is answering to the debate or during the debate. In that way, we will be using our time properly and appropriately so that it ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. I apologise for that. I think somebody may have helped himself to my pockets. I do not want to accuse anybody but I will be looking after this. I was trying to raise a very important issue--- view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I can accommodate the lady but for Hon. Wandayi, I will excuse him. You know he has been out of Parliament for too long so we will teach him the new rules. He is yet to know the sitting arrangements. That is on a light touch. However, Order No. 11 is something I would like you to indulge me for a second. This is because the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is usually done on simple errors and things which are non-existent in law. Hon. Speaker, we have rulings in this House. Looking at this Bill being proposed ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: (FKE). It will also affect Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) which is the umbrella body of the majority of Kenyan workers. Hon. Speaker, the import of this, and I can only imagine that it is trying to address mischievously matters which have been settled by court, this is where somebody wants COTU not to be in --- As you know, COTU is at loggerheads with the State, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). Hon. Speaker - I hope the Leader of the Majority Party will agree to that – to make amendments ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Thank you for being very kind. I am sorry. Somehow, I cannot find my card or my wallet. I am sitting next to Hon. Chris. I do not know if Hon. Chris has all over a sudden become bad. I will find out. I rise to support the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill. It is good to clarify to my colleague, the Member for Bomet Central, Hon. Tonui, that this is not the Finance Bill. This is the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill. The object of it speaks on the title. What it seeks ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: must insist that there must be monies going direct to the projects as proposed. We did it almost 14 years ago. To stop the wanton theft of public funds, we must have project management committees in everything, be it NGCDF, county funds or any devolved funds so that people can be allowed to have a say. Devolution is about people. The way it used to happen has changed. That is what our people expect with devolution. The NGCDF has not disappointed. I can tell you with a lot of comfort that the economic growth figures that we keep reporting here ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Maize farmers in the Rift Valley and western Kenya are complaining that their maize is levied on the highway when going through Nakuru County. Where does the governor get powers to levy maize coming to Nairobi from Kitale? It is happening in Nakuru County. It is a big problem. We should put here what governors can collect, where they collect and the reason for collecting. National highways are not under the control of the counties. People producing waru in Kinangop cannot get to Nairobi because they are taxed on the highway in Kiambu County. ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This management must include income and output, so that we can deal with this mess and imaginations of people who have too much appetite for money. We must deal with this issue. The 2016/2017 or 2017/2018 Budget is going to be so exposed if we do not say what can happen, what time, by whom and how. If we do not do that, it is going to be so messy. Governors are now saying that whoever wants their seats must have more money than them. Some of these people were walking on the streets without cars not long ago. It ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: without the law. We must do what the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has failed to do to save this country. It is so messy, but this House has a responsibility. Clause 9 of the proposal is not right. It states that the national Government should recommend to the Auditor-General how to do his job. That will take away the independence of the Auditor-General. That must be deleted because it does not belong here. He must be allowed to independently do his work. Two years ago, I said that we should have a devolved fully- fledged Office of the Controller ... view