Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2741 to 2750 of 8498.

• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope the Committee can come with recommendations here even if it is for legal amendments to the land laws, to the extent that we must sequence these issues and correlate them with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act requirements. This will ensure that when you borrow money, there must already be an undertaking by the Government to put enough money for compensating the locals at the same time, so that no citizen on the ground will suffer and they will also not start repaying loans for projects that have not started. The electronic version of the ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: That is where the problem is and it is not given to just one project. This problem affects all kinds of projects, whether it is roads, water, irrigation, including bridges. We need to have an overall and overarching policy in the country. I hope the Committee can lead this House. The Senate once, again, can rise to the occasion so that we do not become a talk shop but the House that makes recommendations that are far reaching and useful to the people of Kenya for posterity. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to join Sen. Wetangula and those who have spoken before me in sending a message of condolence to the family of Hon. Fredrick Oduya Oprong‘‘, who served this country as a Member of Parliament and an assistant minister. I did not meet him but I have listened to the testimony shared by Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Orengo, Sen, Khaniri, the Senator for Embu County and the people who served with Hon. Oprong‘‘. As the Bible says in the book of Hebrews, that is a cloud of witnesses that witnessed the heroic acts and leadership of ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: (Sen. Murkomen) view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek a statement from the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. Before I seek the statement, it is important to distinguish my responsibility in this House as the Senate Majority Leader whose responsibility is to facilitate the work of this House. The majority side is the party that has formed Government. In essence, it means that it is my political party. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said before, in my dual responsibility as the Senate Majority Leader and the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County, there are days that I speak on ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a good Statement that seeks factual positions when it comes to rates and imposition of charges. It is not just about Nairobi City County. There is an outcry in relation to the manner in which own-source revenue in counties is being levied and the consistency in what is being levied. It touches on accountability of resources that are being collected in the counties. As the Committee looks into this issue, there was another pending matter related to own-source revenue and ways of helping county governments to collect their own- source revenue in an accountable manner. ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the visitors in the Speaker‟s and Public galleries, starting with the MCAs of Uasin Gishu County. As Sen. (Dr.) Zani said, Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo-Marakwet is one united region. When the Senator for Uasin Gishu is not here, I am officially on duty. Similarly, when I am not around, she also does the same. Most of us, from the North Rift region, including, Sen. Khaniri and others, live in Eldoret. view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: I also welcome the students from Anestar School and staff from various county assemblies who have come to study and learn something about the Senate. The MCAs and staff of county assemblies are here. I assure them that if they refer to the HANSARD of this House, they will observe that the Senate has been in the forefront in ensuring that the oversight responsibilities of county assemblies are safeguarded. 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
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: We know that there is an assault on the offices of the county assembly, particularly by the county executive to deny them resources, or out rightly ignore decisions that are made by county assemblies, including, those that are related to the budget. At this budgeting period, many county assemblies have already reported many efforts to undermine the county assemblies‟ finance committees and the county assembly as a whole. I assure the MCAs that the Senate will stand with you. We have stood with you, not just by our words, but also by passing laws in this House that ensures that ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for me to request you to request my colleagues to wait for the remaining three businesses in the Order Paper for purposes of Division? I want to inform the House that we have 24 Bills in Committee Stage. In the Senate Business Committee (SBC) we agreed that we need to dispense with all these, because when private Members have worked so hard to take their Bills to Committee Stage, it is only respectful for each one of us to support each other. This can be one person today ... view