21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, we have taken note of the concerns that Members have. In fact, there are a few improvements that are required here and there. By and large, public participation that is envisaged in this Bill is the same public participation that is supposed to be undertaken in the counties during project development and implementation.
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Clause 10 of this Bill states that:-
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
“The projects identified under section 7 shall be included in— (a) the development plan provided for under Section 126 of the Public Finance Management Act; (b) the County Fiscal Strategy Paper provided for under Section 117 of the Public Finance Management Act; (c) the county budget estimates provided for under Section 13 of the Public Finance Management Act; and (d) any other plan or document provided for under law, which may be determined by the Commission as being necessary for the implementation of this Act.” There were concerns as to why the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) should be involved ...
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
member shall maintain comprehensive and accurate records of all the programmes in a particular county. That will be applicable to all projects under their docket. Therefore, it is important that we move the agenda of this Bill forward. If there is anything to be added to improve it, we are ready for that. As I said, we will bring our report proposing some amendments but I think this is a good Bill. Ideally, maybe counties should have conceptualized the concept of devolution but that did not and is not happening but this Bill will not do any harm. It will ...
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(3) of the Standing Orders of the Senate, I propose that the putting of the question of this Bill be put to a later date.
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move;- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Governments’ infrastructure projects comprising County Executive Headquarter offices, Assembly Chambers and offices and County State officers’ residences, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 29th November, 2018. Article 96(1) of the Constitution provides that the Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. Further, under Article 96(3) of the Constitution, the Senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties.
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
The Second Schedule of the Senate Standing Orders mandates the Committee to investigate, inquire and report on all matters relating to coordination, control and monitoring of the county budgets. Pursuant to Article 216(2) of the Constitution, at a meeting held on 27th June, 2018, the Commission on Revenue Allocation drew the attention of the Committee to the issue of on-going county governments’ infrastructure projects which included construction of county executive headquarter offices, county assembly chambers and offices and county state officers residences projects. The construction of county state officers’ residences projects included county governors’ residences, deputy governors’ residences and county ...
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
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21 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee held several sittings in which it invited several key stakeholders which included the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the Controller of Budgets, Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works. The Committee made several observations and recommendations on the issues raised by the various stakeholders. Madam Temporary Speaker, some counties had made budgetary provisions for some of these projects. The figures provided at the deliberations were extremely high. To mention a few, in Financial Year 2018/2019 budget, Kirinyaga County had allocated Kshs100 million for a ...
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