Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

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• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: had been set in the BPS 2018/2019. However, the approved ordinary revenue targets for the Financial Year 2018/2019 were reduced from Kshs1.74 trillion to Kshs1.65 trillion which led to spending cuts in the supplementary budget. There is concern on over projection in revenues that undermine the set targets rendering the targets unachievable. There is need to set realistic projections to avoid creating fiscal instability and delays in programme implementation. The National Treasury proposed reduction in equitable share of revenue for the Financial Year 2018/2019 to Kshs305 billion instead of Kshs314 billion will impact negatively on the amount of county fiscal ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also insufficient information on the BPS on the manner in which the Universal Health Care coverage will be achieved, including agreements between the county and the national Governments. This is with regard to the proposed 6,200 public healthcare facilities earmarked for equipping by the national Government. My Committee wondered whether this is just another type of another messed project which is coming up. There is something called “national interest,” whose criteria is not fully determined. If you look at how the vertical share is proposed by the National Treasury, they net out what they ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: security and many things, which are all actually national Government functions. The remaining money is then divided between the counties and the national Government. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as far as we are concerned, those are functions of the national Government and in any case, national interest is not the privilege of the national Government. The Council of Governors (CoG) went to court over this national interest and I think they were told that they must go through an alternative dispute resolution process. We think this matter must be dealt with so that funding to the counties can improve after defining what “national interest” is, because it takes a lot of money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is an increase to the allocation for ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Managed Equipment Services (MES) Project has been allocated a conditional grant of Kshs6.2 billion in the year 2019/2020, compared to Kshs9.4 billion in 2018/2019. The decrease is allegedly attributed to advance implementation status of the equipment in most of the identified health facilities as well as settlement of the previous financial year’s arrears. However, the allocations to this project have been fluctuating. This is inconsistent with the original agreements and is a source of concern, making it difficult to ascertain the actual cost of the project. The heath sector depends a lot on donor funding. ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the statement about the debts, the Public Finance Management (PFM) regulations place a maximum threshold of public debt as a share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in net present value terms at 50 per cent. This has been breached by 9.9 per cent for the year 2019, and is set to remain above the threshold at the medium term. Other indicators that the country has breached the threshold in 2018 include the ratio of present value of debt service to revenue at 47 per cent instead of 43 per cent. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee makes the following policy recommendations- The National Treasury should redesign the tax regime to reduce the number of exemptions under the Income Tax and the Value Added Tax Act. Further, a tax gap analysis should be carried out to identify tax gaps at the national Government level. In pursuit of the fiscal consolidation, the fiscal deficit, including grants, of 5.1 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), should be binding and any increase in spending should be matched with additional revenue collection. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: The National Treasury should come up with the concrete measures to reduce the current debt to GDP ratio in net present value terms to the 50 per cent threshold provided in the Public Finance Management (PFM) regulations. The Anti-counterfeit Agency (ACA) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) need to enhance and sustain the fight against illicit trade and contrabands as this leads to unfair competition that may lead to collapse of the established genuine business enterprises including leakages in taxes. The National Treasury should critically examine the impact of counterfeits on the economy. This Report was tabled on the ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: of the 6,200 public health facilities, the way we have in MES should be discouraged. We should actually get that money to the counties. The Committee makes the following financial recommendations- (a) That the allocation of revenue to county governments for the FY 2019/2020 that is proposed in the 2019 BPS and the draft Division of Revenue Bill, 2019 be as follows– Total county allocation be Kshs391.07 billion of which County Equitable Share will be Kshs335.67 billion. First, that the equitable share for the FY 2018/2019 of Kshs314 is adjusted by a three-year average inflation of 6.9 per cent, which ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: At least money has been disbursed to five counties Tharaka-Nithi being one of them for establishment of the county headquarters. (b) That the fiscal deficit (on commitment basis including grants) be binding at 5.1 per cent of the GDP in FY 2019/20. view