Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to me, even changing the basis, the shareable revenue is a matter we cannot accept because the revenues have already been audited and adopted. There was an actual growth in financial year 2022/2023. Of which, we must share. Additionally, the high courts have ruled on a matter of national interest. Whenever we set out to divide revenue, we first deduct some billions and call it national interest. When I joined this Senate, I must have listened to the Senator for Kakamega back then. We used to have debates on national interests. I would follow the debates ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: off. An amendment should lead to incremental improvements in the monies that go to counties and in the services that counties offer. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I oppose because the Bill as it is before us, proposes a reduction to Kshs380 billion. This Senate, through the Finance and Budget Committee, which we gave the responsibility to carry out public participation, advised us that the right allocation to county governments ought to be Kshs415.9 billion. All of us across the aisle, it was a unilateral agreement that counties need Kshs415.9 billion and reasons were given. The reasons included the non-discretionary expenditure ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Yes, since he is on the Finance and Budget Committee. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: I thank Sen. Eddy Oketch. If that report was there, it would have saved me the heated exchange with the Senate Majority Leader. I said that I cannot trust intention. I can only trust what has been tabled and put before the House. We hope that those intentions will be purer than scheduling this debate at 5 p.m. on a Thursday when the House is in low season view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: This is a debate that cannot and should not end today. It is a debate that every Member of this House needs to lend their voices to. Any adjustment in the amounts of money allocated to county governments will result in a downward adjustment in the amounts of money allocated to those counties. view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: We may not like the people who have been elected to run our counties, their style, their ethics and integrity, but we must love the people who are in those counties. When we allocate this money, it is not for the governors, their cheerleaders and the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and all those other people who make life a living hell in county governments. It is supposed to be for the people. The Senate must stand up to say that when money was being shared between the national government and its wasteful habits, we stood up to send more ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: I was extremely embarrassed recently when I had the opportunity for the first time to sit with President Ruto in a room when he visited my region. When it came to what leaders were asking for from the national Government, you would find those who already had a responsibility and a budget to deliver devolved services were still asking the President for houses, markets, water and roads. Yet, this Senate works very hard. We are here up to this time to send Kshs400 billion so that roads and markets can be built, water can be provided and hospitals can be ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let us not despair. Those bad habits sometimes run for five years. I know Sen. (Dr.) Murango has waited longer than many of us. However, as sure as dawn, it will come. Sometimes it appears darkest when it is close to dawn. You have entrusted us, as members of the committees, to ensure there is proper accountability for those resources. We must step up our game, do more, bring more reports, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: and build greater synergies with the EACC, the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) and with the Judiciary to ensure that action is taken against those who are caught with their fingers in the till. view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: I was happy to read the Cabinet dispatch from the Cabinet meeting of this week. One of the first action items that they resolved was to strengthen governance. I saw that we are going to bring an omnibus Bill talking about governance laws. I hope that will tighten the loopholes that many of these corrupt people have been slipping through. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the guy who attempted to shoot Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida was arrested that afternoon and taken to court the following day. Proceedings are ongoing and judgment will be rendered quickly. Why does ... view