Joseph Wathigo Manje

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill which, sometimes, is inevitable because of emergencies. When we have many supplementary budgets, it means our budgeting system has a problem. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We need to have a fixed budget master plan which is progressive. When we have a supplementary budget at the beginning of the financial year, it means there is a big problem The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: which needs to be urgently addressed. Over time, I have seen the way we allocate this money. That is why revenue is collected from Kenyans so we can have money to spend. If we continue allocating money to the wrong areas, our country will drag behind and we will not develop as fast as we want. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We know our country is agricultural-based. We should appropriate and spend more in the agricultural areas so that we can grow the economy. We collect revenue and then give it to counties without checking the production part of it. Unless we do that, at the end of the day, we will get to a standstill. This is because if we keep funding sections and fail to collect a similar amount of revenue back, most likely we will get to a dead end. As we give monies to counties, we should also encourage them to become productive and collect more resources ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We cannot rely on borrowed money to finance our recurrent budget, the way we have currently been doing. If this continues, at the end of the day, we will not grow. We should borrow money to develop this country. Otherwise, we will grind to a halt. Another issue is corruption which people have talked about over and over again. We have seen many people taken to court. When Kenyans are taxed more and have the concept that money is being stolen then, we are not helping but making them more frustrated at the end of the day. Therefore, we have ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We also have to check the ineptness of our systems. For example, currently, if you go to the Port of Mombasa, you will find many containers which have not been cleared. Meanwhile, the businessmen are crying every day because of this. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) have locked the ships at the port, meaning cargo is not entering the country. I was talking to a farmer in my constituency who has employed many people in his flower farm. He told me that for the last three months, he does not have fertiliser. He is ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, we have to do something when it comes to collection of revenue. I also think we should have a budget that is development-based. It should have a master plan to grow this country and should not be based on impulse decisions. Some of us do not understand how, for example, the Judiciary was given back Kshs1.5 billion. This means that somebody had removed that money because it was not based on anything. Therefore, we must ensure we fund the systems based on concrete well researched development plans. That way, we can realise development in this country. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: There is another issue which I think the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the National Treasury needs to address - that counties should be given money on a fixed term. They should be aware when they will receive it. If you go to a country like South Africa, they have set a fixed date. For example, at the end of June or on 1st September, they get the first allocation. Maybe, in January, they get the second allocation instead of being allocated monies when funds are available. They make their plans when they are given money. So, we should have ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Otherwise, the counties are unable to operate because they are relying on the national Government to give them money. Therefore, we have to become serious on how we give counties money. That is why people tend to feel they are a burden to Kenyans. The issue is that we have not catered for collection of revenue at the county level. Therefore, we should change The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: the tune. The governors should collect revenue to fund their systems. They are usually told that they will be given money and if that is not realised at one time, they will rock the boat. I think this is where we are headed. That is why, sometimes, we are unable to finance the national debt and have capital expenditure. At the moment, everything is at a standstill and the businessmen are being auctioned. If you read the newspapers, you will see many Kenyans being auctioned and yet, they did business with the county or national Government. They have not paid ... view