Rev. Mutava Musyimi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity, first of all, to thank hon. Members for their very articulate, concise and helpful comments that they have made over the last three days. I want to assure them that we shall collate this information and make sure that the Parliamentary Budget Office has the benefit of the HANSARD, and that all the contributions that hon. Members have made will be documented so that we move forward. This will ensure that our work will be better next year than it was this year. The electronic version of ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let me also thank my colleagues in the Committee whom I drive a bit hard, as has been said before. I have been called a slave driver but I probably drive myself a little harder than I drive them. However, it is a joy to be in this Committee which is very important. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As I close, let me make the following statement; the share of the national revenue going to county governments has primarily been based on the growth of shareable revenue. In addition, my Committee also considered the fiscal cut-back. The fiscal cut- back refers to the slight reduction in the share of the national revenue going to county governments owing to slower than expected absorptive capacity of county resources during the year 2013/2014. It is important to underscore the point that the total resources going to county governments, both conditional and unconditional, amount to Kshs230.3 billion. This is broken down as ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: County equitable share – Kshs217.9 billion; provision for Level 5 Hospitals – Kshs3.74 billion; allocation to establish village or youth polytechnics – Kshs1.4 billion and allocation to REA – Kshs7.3 billion. The total revenue going to county governments, conditional and unconditional is Kshs230.3 billion. Compared to the Inter-Governmental Budget and Economic Council’s figure; which is Chaired by the President himself, that Council had recommended the amount of Kshs238 billion to go to the counties. As you can see, our recommendation falls short by Kshs7.7 billion. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me say - and I know that the Speaker will rule on this - that we tried to protect the supremacy of this honorable House and the independence of Parliament. We, in the Budget and Appropriations Committee, have a bipartisan approach. I work fairly closely with the Treasury but I want to assure this honorable House that I have been to the Treasury Building once or maximum twice in the last ten months. It is very embarrassing to hear that there are Chairmans with offices next to offices of Cabinet Secretaries of the Ministries that ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: That said and done, let me say that over the last four months, we have met all the organs of the Government. We have had meetings with the different sectors in the national Government. We have met all the independent commissions. We have met the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the Judiciary, the governors, colleagues in the Senate and our co-Chairmans. It has been a fairly engaging process and we have come to understand the Government a bit. A number of us have also met the President on behalf of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to express our concerns. Let me ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Members will understand why there is a cut-back; it is because of all the issues we have raised about the capacity and the ability of the governors and the county governments to do what they are supposed to do. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, going forward, any savings or additional resources accruing from the scrutiny of the 2014/2015 Budget Estimates will be allocated to strategic areas that have exemplified the highest level of efficiency, and that should tell you something. We shall be monitoring what is happening on a fairly regular basis. Overall, rewarding efficiency and adherence to fiscal responsibility ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: be frugal. We will continue to support outlets that grow the pie, so that we can have a country we can be proud of today and in the days to come. With those few remarks, I beg to reply. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With regard to the health sector, I am aware that a report is likely to be tabled by the Health Committee fairly soon. I had a chat with the Chairman of the Health Committee earlier on, hon. Dr. Rachael Nyamai. I know that the Health Committee, like the rest of us, is aware that the main challenge facing the devolution of health services is the blanket and the un-bundled transfer of functions to counties with complete disregard to the three years transition period provided for in the Constitution. We cannot wait for that report to come here. That is because ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With regard to the wage bill, it is important for this House to remember that in our Supplementary Estimates, we voted Kshs120 million to give to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), so that the national debate on salaries can start. That debate was launched on Monday last week. So, it was with the support of this House that this debate is on and it is wonderful to hear our contribution. I have had occasion to appear before the Media and talk about the wage bill, but also express my own concerns, as I have done over the years, to ... view