Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Chapter 12 of our Constitution talks about the four principles of devolution, if we were to sum it up. The first one is expenditure responsibilities. It says what the counties can do and what they cannot do. The revenue raising capabilities; it says what taxes the counties or national Government can raise. view
• 5 Oct 2021 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
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The third one, which we always focus on is the inter-governmental fiscal transfers; the revenue sharing that we debate here in this Parliament. We normally do that before we look at number one and two. Number one says what we should do and what this other level should do. Then number two says how much you can raise to do it. Ideally, if you look at countries with a similar fiscal decentralization, number three, the intergovernmental fiscal transfer or the money we give to counties, which is a minimum of 15 per cent, is normally to bridge the gap between ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 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
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: road, everybody moved to Thika Road and that has resulted in a massive traffic at rush hours. You do not want to be on Thika Road at 7.00 a.m. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need a proper mass transit system in Nairobi County. The Japanese did a plan with Japan International Cooperation Agency which cost Kshs200 million half of which was paid by the Nairobi City Council with the remaining amount paid by the Japanese Government. If you look at the plan that was drawn, there is proper parking for train users with properly timed trains getting into town after ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 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
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The whole water system needs an overhaul. We should put in a leak detection technology which can tell from the even a phone where there is a water leakage or blockage. With the current water system, Nairobi County cannot implement such a technology. We have a lot of piecemeal plastic bandage solutions to problems that can be sorted out with a long term focus. That is why I completely laud this Bill that looks into PPP which the county or National Government cannot afford at a go. Secondly, this Bill also caters for the projects that even though you can ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 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
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: That is the kind of Government that we want, where things are done quickly. I applaud Mr. Christopher Kirigua for what he has done so far. I would like to urge him view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: as they say in Swahili, mgema akisifiwa, tembo hulitia maji . Let him now completely have all counties benefiting from such arrangements. view