Kathuri Murungi

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I seek your indulgence to add me 10 more minutes. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, please do not be misled by my friend Hon. Mbui, just make your decision and see the best you can do… view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Okay. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for your indulgence. So, let me go straight to the issues raised by the Committee especially on transfer of assets and the abilities of the defunct Sugar Development Fund. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, our findings are that under the Sugar Development Fund, the money that was lent to most of the factories was not well defined. One of the recommendations that we have made is that the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries should ensure that the handover of assets and liabilities to Commodities Fund from the Agriculture and Food Authority ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: In addition to this, the Board of Trustees Commodities Fund ensures proper repayment plans are put in place for any loan advanced and proper securities placed by borrowers to guarantee the loans. We also recommended that the Board of Trustees in consultation with the parent Ministry and approval by the Cabinet Secrtary, National Treasury to consider writing off loans advanced to outgrowers that were inherited by Commodities Fund based on their low capability in accordance to Section 69 of the Public Finance Management Act 2012. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Lastly, we also recommend that the House allocates seed capital to the fund to enable it revolve and finance the operations. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude allow me to thank your office and that of the Clerk of the National Assembly for the support extended to this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Committee during consideration of the reports and also extend my sincere thanks to the Committee for the work they did. We also thank all stakeholders we summoned to appear before the Committee and they did. I assure you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker that my Committee is very keen on the accounts for the year ended 30th June 2018 and 30th June 2019 so that we can streamline and support this fund so that they can move in the right way. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: With all these remarks, I beg to move and request Hon. Erastus Nzioka Kivasu to second the Report. I thank you. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I reply to this Motion, I thank the honourable Members who have taken their time this evening to contribute to this important Report. I am also happy that the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock is also in the House because with the issues raised by the Members of the Committee, including the Majority Whip, he will have a lot of interest in this Fund. Even as we dismantle AFFA, we will be able to protect the Fund and ensure that it is able to move. The electronic version of ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I hope the Committee will be able to help the Commodities Fund sort out the issues it has with AFFA, especially the Kshs4 billion which AFFA collected and has so far not handed over to the Commodities Fund. As I mentioned while I was moving the Report, we will ensure that also we look into the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 financial years so that we help this Fund move smoothly. It is not that my Committee has not been able to do that. The issue is that those reports have not been brought before the Committee. We will be able to ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the Members and still give my commitment as the Chair of the Special Funds Account Committee that we shall not only oversee Commodities Fund but also others. Before Special Funds Account Committee came into being, all these Funds were under the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which was overwhelmed by their work. Therefore, we shall ensure that we look into all the Funds that are in our Committee between now and 2021, so that we can also leave some legacy as Special Funds Account Committee. view