Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jul 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Whereas Sen. Kagwe has elevated me to a very enviable position where he is equating me to the Constitution, I would like to ask whether it is in order for him to think that when the Constitution talks about the national Government, that is my own creation? view
• 17 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to support this very important Bill. This a very important Bill in terms of operationalization of our counties. It is the first Bill that is being passed by this House in terms of contributing to our responsibility under Article 96; to protect county governments. 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 2013 in Senate: I withdraw, but I have said I have confidence in the Supreme Court. view
• 17 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me put it this way: I have confidence that next year when we will be looking at the Division of Revenue Bill, we shall have the opportunity to give proper allocation to the counties after looking at the costing of functions. These are the things that we want to look at. Madam Temporary Speaker, Section 10 of the Bill provides that each county Treasury shall reflect all transfers by the national Government in its books of account; the Finance Bill of each county shall reflect the total allocation from the national Government separately and ... view
• 17 Jul 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, you know I am not allowed to change and debate in Kiswahili language, but what I am saying is that Treasury has to come up with a proper framework as part of capacity building to enable the county assemblies to understand the budgetary process. The other problem is that it is important for county assemblies to realize that although more money has been put--- view
• 17 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I did not know that my colleague would easily get tired of listening to this very important exposé on this issue. The capacity of the counties must be built by coming up with proper frameworks to assist them. In fact, the County Assembly Budget Office must be quickly established and be allowed to hire enough staff to allow the county assemblies to do proper budgets as we go to the 2014/2015 Financial Year. Lastly, one of the things that must be done at the local level is to show county assemblies that they are not ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make a few remarks in as far as this Motion is concerned. First, I would like to congratulate my colleague and our Chief Whip, Sen. Elachi, for thinking through this. It is important to note that the Jubilee Government has always made an emphasis that the youth should be given opportunities in terms of employment and business, so that we, as a nation, can prosper. We know that the current demographics of the country The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I rise in support of this Motion. I think this is one of the best Motions that this Senate has had to consider because it is a Motion about the future of Kenya. I, therefore, want to take this opportunity to thank the Mover of this Motion, Sen. Zipporah Kittony, and also my friend, Sen. Chris Obure, who has seconded this Motion. We, as a country, have to confront the reality that water is a finite resource which, unless we protect it, this country is staring at a ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to withdraw the sequencing aspect with all due respect. Thank you for affirming that I was actually praising Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s rich background in medicine. It is only him and, perhaps, and a few others of his kind who can understand that I wanted to refer to cancer causing pollutants. The rest of my friends, including my learned friends here, I am sure were in the wilderness. So, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, we really appreciate you for that input. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the nexus between environmental protection, wetland protection and adequate water ... view
• 11 Jul 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I remember a while ago when you directed that when the Chair of a Committee does not come from the Majority side, then he cannot give an answer. The answer and commitment can only come from the Senate Majority Leader. So, is it in order for Sen. Dan Mwazo to purport to bind the Government of Kenya to issue a statement? view