Rev. Mutava Musyimi

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• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: ( Applause ) view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We may, from time to time, question their capacity but in law, that is their responsibility. We have a duty to make sure that capacity is looked at as a separate issue. 1. To that extent, it was difficult for my Committee to get answers to the following questions:- 2. What exactly will Senators use a whooping Kshs1 billion for? Why not effect a small change? 3. How will the money be accounted for? 4. How will it be disbursed and shared amongst the Senators? 5. Already, there were issues between the male and the female colleagues in the other ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: So difficult were these questions that earlier on before we found ourselves with this deficit of Kshs3.3 billion, it was the advice of the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Office of the Clerk that this money should not be allocated to the Senate. It should be kept in the Parliamentary Service Commission Vote pending the enactment of an enabling framework as per the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Unless there is a framework, you cannot have money allocated to you. In the process of all that, we found ourselves with a deep hole in the The electronic version of the ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Budget. Where there is a credit, there must be a debit. So, there was no framework. It is common knowledge that there are concerns about multiplicity of funds going to the grassroots under different Vote Heads and their impact on the lives of our people. Whereas the people at the grassroots know about the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and the transfers to county governments, the targets of many other funds are still not clear. We held the view that this funding would have fallen into this unknown and uncheckable expenditure. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As I close, Hon. Members will be aware that a socio-economic audit exercise is just about to be completed. The preliminary report has already been given to my Committee. We are aware that even at this level, prima facie, in our new Constitution we created many institutions whose cost to the Exchequer outweighs the benefits of governance accruing to this nation. It is our expectation that when this independent audit is completed, these things will be clear. It is important to say that it is independent because we have not set up a committee of this House to look at ... view
• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. I just want to take this opportunity to thank the hon. Members here in Plenary for the remarkable role that they played in the Budget making process.Thus far, I also want, through you, to thank them for their participation through the various committees. I also thank the committee chairpersons, the Parliamentary Budget Office for their advice and the National Treasury for their continued advice in all matters to do with finances. view
• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: This is a big day for us, as a people, and for the region. They say, as you probably know, that when a beehive is being made, you may think that the world is coming to an end. Democracy sometimes is just like making a beehive; at the end of the day there will be honey. I want to thank hon. Members for their participation. That has always not been easy but certainly, their contribution has been genuine. view
• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Speaker, I thank you too for your support. I also thank this honourable House. view
• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to make a Statement on the progress of the Budget and Appropriations Committee Report. The Budget and Appropriations Committee has held several meetings with the Chairpersons of the Departmental Committees and the Treasury as you had directed. The recommendations from the Departmental Committees were considered by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We agreed on a few amendments to its Report that was tabled in the House on Tuesday, 26th May, 2015. The amendments to the Budget and Appropriations Committee Report showing the new schedule and recommendations will be included in the Supplementary Order Paper ... view