Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to issue a statement on the business of the Senate for next week. On Tuesday, 22nd July, 2014, as usual, at 12.00 p.m. there will be a meeting of the Rules and Business Committee to schedule the business for that week. Also, as the Speaker has already communicated to the Chamber, on that day we shall be hosting a visiting dignitary, namely; the President of the Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, who as we have been told, will be addressing us. The Senate will later continue with business that will not ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity to reply to this Bill of the Second Reading of the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill of 2013. Let me take this opportunity, from the outset, to thank all the Senators who have contributed during the debate of this Second Reading of this Bill. 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
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.54(3) to request the Chair to defer the Division on this matter to the following day in accordance with the Standing Order. Given the numbers we have here and the critical nature of this Bill, I request that you defer the putting of the question of on this matter to an appropriate time. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am ready, thank you. I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill be read a Second Time. This, as the title suggests, is a Bill to amend the Public Finance Management (PFMA) Act of 2012 which is one of the most important and life changing statutes ever enacted in our financial sector since Independence. The PFMA Act, 2012, contains elaborate provisions on how public resources in our country are to be managed at the level of the national Government and at the level of the county governments. The PFMA ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in the one year or so that our country has had an experience with the county governments, one of the things that has come to the fore, especially looking at the reports that are coming from the independent offices established by the PFMA notably, the Office of the Controller of Budget, the Reports of the Auditor- General, one of the things that have become very clear is that unless the legislature in this country and especially the Senate works very hard, in terms of creating necessary legal framework, county governments will fall into the trap that has ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): I should be seeing Governors going to court to say that assemblies or some other functionaries have misused money that was meant to bring services to the people--- view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Actually, it is the National Flags, Emblems and Names Act. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): So, Madam Temporary Speaker, they should comply with it because it is law, unless it is invalidated. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Sorry? view
• 17 Jul 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Madam Temporary Speaker, I supported it vehemently. view