John Kinyua Nderitu

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• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: 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. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Office of the Auditor-General, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the office of the Attorney-General and the officials from the Lake Basin Development Authority. The Committee visited the Lake Basin Mall on 29th August 2019. The salient issues that arose from the meetings and the visits are - (1) There were active investigations on-going regarding the construction of the mall on account of inflation of the cost by Kshs2.5billion. This had deterred investors from leasing space in the mall. (2) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had taken a long time in its investigation, hampering efforts of leasing out the mall ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: The Committee met with the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) of Taita Taveta on 29th August, 2019. This was with reference to the issues arising between the County Assembly and the County Executive. The Committee advised the MCAs that it was concerned that their challenges were negatively affecting the people of Taita Taveta. Members of the County Assembly were also informed that the budget process required compromise on both sides and that they should have done everything in their power to solve the issue. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you may recall that on 7th August, 2019, I read a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.51 (1) (a) of the Senate Standing Orders regarding this matter. In the Statement, I stated that the way forward in the matter was, first, the office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) to consider the issues raised regarding the budget process and invite both sides - the county executive and the county assembly for a joint meeting on the same. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: 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. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Secondly, the Intergovernmental Technical Relations Committee (IGTRC) should come up with strategies to address the relations between county executives and county assemblies. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to report to the Senate that every effort was made by our Committee to ensure that an amicable solution was reached. However, it did not yield much fruit. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: As this House is aware, on 9th October, 2019, the County Assembly of Taita Taveta voted to impeach the Governor. The matter was subsequently referred to the Senate, which considered it through a special Committee established pursuant to Section 33(4) of the County Government Act, 2012, and Standing Order No.75(2) of the Senate Standing Orders. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: The Special Committee having considered the matter, found the charges brought by the county assembly to be unsubstantiated. It is, however, noteworthy that the Special Committee further recommended that the Senate, through its relevant organs, immediately assumes jurisdiction and invites the County Assembly and the County governor to a consultative process that will restore a functioning government to the people of Taita Taveta County. That process should commence and be concluded and a report be made to the Senate within 90 days. Our Committee shall ensure that it discharges its mandate in this regard and report to the Senate as ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, the Committee intends to carry out the following key activities the next quarter:- (1) The Committee has scheduled visits to Nyamira, Isiolo and Lamu counties. (2) The Committee will hold a meeting with the Council of Governors (CoG) and the Minister of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Areas regarding the budget- making process at the counties. This is because many counties are experiencing challenges between the executives and county assemblies which has resulted in stalemates in the budget-making process. (3) The Committee also intends to have a meeting with the Minister of Devolution and ... view