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• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, on security, it is also the high time to look into ways of incorporating the county government into security projects and programmes for ease of management of security. My final point is on D143, which is on the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, there was Motion passed by this House asking the Government to tarmac at least a 20 kilometer road in every Constituency. It is the right time now for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure looks into ways of implementing that Motion. Even if it means doing it in phases, such that by 2017, maybe several or ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to support this Motion and thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the wonderful scrutiny that they have done on the Budget Estimates; especially the way they tried to align them to the Budget Policy Statement laid on the Table of this House some few months ago. Hon. Speaker, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew in the year 2013/2014 by 4.7 per cent. It is estimated that this coming Financial Year of 2014/2015, it will grow by 5.8 per cent. I know the Budget and Appropriations Committee has cast some doubt on that very ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Let me again, thank the Committee for allocating more resources to areas that are going to increase employment, security related programmes and tourism in this country. Those three are paramount; employment creation, security related programmes and tourism. At this junction, I want to thank His Excellency the President for the very able measures and steps he has taken to provide tax waivers and tax benefits to areas that have been hit by travel advisories in the tourism sector. We can see it bearing fruits and that must be supported at all times. On regional integration, it is good that we ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: So, hon. Speaker, the trickle down benefits that accrue because of those facilities should--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I stand to support this Miscellaneous Amendment Bill. As my colleague hon. (Dr.) Pukose was saying, the meaning of the “miscellaneous amendment Bill” is an amalgamation of several statutes that are amended through one piece of legislation. It cannot be brought in separate pieces. Like on this one, there are seven statutes or Acts of Parliament that are being amended and these amendments are not major amendments as opposed to what the Member for Bomachoge has said. It is not a major amendment that requires going through committees or the respective Ministries. Let me just talk about three proposed amendments. ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In reply--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to reply. I want to thank all the Members who have contributed, particularly the last contributor, the Member for Bondo, who gave very insightful comments. To allay his fears, the Constitution says that the county executive committee should not exceed a third of the county assembly members. So, if you have a 30-member county assembly, then you should have an executive committee of not more than ten Members. If you have a county assembly of 60 members, then you should have an executive ... view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Division of Revenue Bill, 2014. First of all, let me appreciate and applaud the national Government and specifically the National Treasury for making an increment of 19.3 per cent of the money that will go to county governments from the Kshs190 billion we had in the last financial year to the proposed Kshs226billion for the 2014/2015 Financial Year. That is in good spirit of supporting devolution. As the Mover has said, this money should bear a lot of developmental fruits at the county level instead of it being used for expenditure ... view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: If you look at Clause 5 of the Bill, you will find that these are some of the signs that the national Government is supporting devolution. Clause 5(1)(2)(3) says that should there be any shortfall, it will be borne by the national Government and not the county government. This tells us that the county governments are more or less assured of receiving the proposed Kshs226.6 billion in the next financial year. view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this also calls on the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) that collects revenue on behalf of the Government to work very hard and ensure that it achieves or surpasses its target. On excess revenue, Clause 5(3) says that the surplus will be apportioned between the national Government and the county government on a prorata basis. So, it will be good news for devolution should the KRA work hard and collect more than what is anticipated. view