7 Aug 2014 in Senate:
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5 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to thank the Chairman of this Committee and the Mediation Committee which discussed and reached a compromise regarding the funding of Level 5 hospitals. As Senators, we have to say that despite those negotiations, we are not satisfied because there is gross under-funding of Level 5 hospitals across the country. The Kshs1.8 billion provided will not help the situation. The other day, I said that the kind of money you have given us in Meru County, which is one of largest counties in this country, that is, Kshs64 million, unless you want us to ...
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5 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I think we should put this matter to rest this way. If you read Standing Order No.88(1), it says:- “It shall be out of order to anticipate the debate of a Bill which has been published as such in the Gazette by discussion upon a substantive Motion or an amendment or by raising the subject matter of the Bill upon a Motion for the Adjournment of the Senate.” Mr. Chairman, Sir, Sen. Sang did not discuss by way of a substantive Motion, neither by way of amendment nor by raising the subject matter of a ...
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5 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I know you made a ruling, but it is good for the House to---
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5 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I do not want to disagree with you---
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5 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, just a small clarification. Our understanding is that the current budget, both at the county level and national level, is a programme-based budget. When we asked the Finance, Commerce and Budget Committee of the Senate to appear before us, as the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries they told us that the budget for the Ministry of Agriculture is a programme-based budget. Now, the Chairman is proposing that the programme-based budgets should come into place in the next financial year and not this financial year. But our understanding is that they are already in place.
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