Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I doubt if the negotiations were done now, whether they could have achieved the figures that we are talking about in the Bill. It is good to make hay while it is still shining because at the time, we had elections, interests and so on. The people of Turkana County led us and did a fantastic job in the negotiation of the figures. That is why I told my governor today that one of the things that I would like to happen is oil discovery in Kerio Valley. It might be better than Turkana. So, you can ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: I was surprised today. My Governor said that as the years go by, the recurrent expenditure is eating into the development expenditure. He said that if things remain constant, by 2021, in Elgeyo-Marakwet, there will be no money for development. That is a challenge for us to continue pushing for more money to go to the counties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me address the issue of the Division of Revenue Bill being amended so that Kshs9 billion goes to the counties. With due respect to the National Assembly and the national Government, unfortunately, there is no constitutional framework or the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act provision which allows any House of Parliament to reverse division of revenue because it is not subject to a supplementary budget. A supplementary budget is a conversation that happens either in the national Government through the National Assembly or counties through county assemblies. If anybody brings to us an amendment to the ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: I was in the task force that was looking into issues of devolved government. I have to check the Clock so that--- view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I was in the task force that was looking into issues of devolved government. I was involved in the drafting of the PFM Act. There is a reason why division of revenue is done in April before the Budget is read in June. I need the Attorney-General to explain to me. I do not know how they ended up imagining that you can do a supplementary budget to reduce money that goes to the counties. It is not possible because the preplanning of the counties has already been done. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: I am glad that the Supplementary Budget never succeeded in the National Assembly so that some of us can have time because we did not even know that we can render our free legal advice. We do not charge anything but do it out of the good interest of the country. We do not even need to have a conversation about the Kshs9 billion because it is not possible. By the way, even if you wanted to add money to the counties through the Division of Revenue Bill, it is not possible. Either way it is not possible. The only ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: We are the Senate and nobody should get worried about what we need to do with this law. The only thing we need to do is to prepare ourselves. When the Chair here and my Office calls you for breakfast, like we called you for the other Bills, you should be prepared to come with various amendments so that they are harmonized before being taken to the Committee. We will make sure that the Committee prosecutes them in the manner we would have agreed, so that it does not become untidy because we will be dealing with a very important ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: I believe that with the explanation I have given about passing the Second Reading, then we should put it for Division in the next period. When it comes to Division, Members know that even if we pass it for the Second Reading, it does not mean that we have passed the Bill. That is just to enable us amend it. As I have said and I want The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: to emphasise, if we do not pass it in the Second Reading, then it goes straight to mediation. That means that our interventions will not be useful. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move. Pursuant to Standing Order No.61(3), I request that you defer putting of the question to a later date. I thank you. view