Rev. Mutava Musyimi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the process of submission and approval of the Budget Estimates by the National Assembly is anchored in Article 221 of the Constitution, Section 38 of the PFM Act, its regulations, as well as Standing Orders as indicated. In reviewing the Budget, my Committee identified that in some cases there was limited adherence to the law. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Members of this honourable House will be aware that the resolution of the House on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), 2016 approved a total expenditure of approximately Kshs1,498,400,000,000. This included the sum of Kshs1,451,000,000,000 for the national Government and Kshs29.4 billion for Parliament and Kshs17.8 billion for the Judiciary. However, all the three arms of Government did not abide by these ceilings when preparing their Printed Estimates. There is, therefore, a total net Budget increase of Kshs180.1 billion that is moving from Kshs1.674 trillion. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: The Committee appreciates the National Treasury for availing to the National Assembly a list of development projects as requested earlier on. However, it is difficult to differentiate between the projects that are new and those that are ongoing. My Committee also notes that the current project allocations are not matched with approved Estimates for the previous financial year to determine if the current proposed allocations are justified. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: This poses a concern as to whether the allocations of the 2016/2017 Financial Year actually reconcile with ongoing projects or whether the proposed allocations have taken into account past allocations. Moving forward, the list of projects provided should be comprehensive enough to facilitate oversight, transparency and accountability in the Budget process. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: With regard to stakeholder consultation, the Budget Estimates as presented by all the three arms of Government did not include a report containing the views of the public. It is, therefore, not clear whether the public was consulted when the Estimates were being prepared as required by law. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, let me briefly make some highlights with respect to the national Budget. I know our friend, the Cabinet Secretary (CS), will give a fairly comprehensive statement in this House tomorrow. So, I shall be fairly brief. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: The proposed Expenditure Estimates for 2016/2017 amounts to Kshs.2.27 trillion up from Kshs2.09 trillion in the last financial year. This is equal to 30.8 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Other highlights in this Budget include targeted revenue collection for 2016/2017 of Kshs1.5 trillion up from Kshs1.2 trillion last year; Kshs310 billion for Consolidated Fund Services; Recurrent Expenditure amounting to Kshs858.1 billion; Development Expenditure amounting to Kshs817.9 billion; county allocations amounting to Kshs284.8 billion; the Contingency Fund amounting to Kshs5 billion and Equalization Fund amounting to Kshs6 billion. Hon. Speaker, arising from the increased expenditure and the revenues ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: The country’s continued fiscal expansion remains the greatest challenge to debt sustainability as we are forced to borrow to meet increasing expenditure demands. We have raised this matter as the Budget and Appropriations Committee regularly with the National Treasury and they are assuring us that this matter is fairly under control. The Cabinet Secretary made that comment here yesterday. My Committee urges caution with regard to additional debt accumulation adding that borrowing should be consistent with our ability to pay using our tax revenue and export earnings. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: With respect to the Equalisation Fund, I would like to say that the proposed allocation for the 2016/2017 Financial Year as I have already said is Kshs6 billion, which together with an amount of Kshs6.4 billion reflected as balance brought forward brings the total Equalisation Fund amount available for programmed projects across the 14 counties to Kshs12.4 billion. Out of the total proposed allocation of Kshs12.4 billion, the Board’s recurrent grant towards administrative services and operational activities is estimated at Kshs598.82 million while the remaining Kshs11.801 billion is for development projects. Given that the allocations of the Fund have not ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: With respect to departmental committee recommendations, I would like to say the following: Standing Order 235(3) provides that upon being laid before this House, the Budget Estimates stand committed to each Departmental Committee for each to deliberate according to their respective mandates. Having considered the observations and recommendations from the Departmental Committees on the budget proposals of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies under their purview, the Committee recommends that Kshs1.62 trillion be allocated to the Executive, Kshs28.4 billion to Parliament and Kshs19.02 billion to the Judiciary as expenditure to the 2016/2017 Financial Year. Let me also add that we ... view