17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be brief. I was just wondering out loud. The Constitution requires one Speaker to forward the mediated version. I was expecting that in your Communication you will tell us which version you forwarded to
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
your colleague, Speaker of the National Assembly. I have also learned that there is a practice where your signature is required in the vellum that goes to the President. It would have been nice if you could tell us whether your signature was appended to that document, so that we can solve some of the issues that are bothering us. Dear colleagues, this matter cannot be solved without a judicial interpretation. Similarly, you cannot correct an illegality in the manner that the National Assembly has attempted to do. It reminds me of a song, ―you can fool some people some ...
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
I am disappointed that in all our cases, including the one of the Council of Governors, they keep giving us dates that appear to be going into the month of December. We will ask the Council of Governors, and I am happy that the Governor of Kitui is here, to remain firm; not to become weak-kneed in this process. This is because we get the impression and feeling that you are pulling us back when we are fighting for you as your clients. This is because we are aware that the deal about the Kshs316 billion
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am concerned that the extensive report of the Committee is not here.
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the clerks can assist by making sure that we have as many copies as possible.
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
.: No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Copies of the Report so that Members can---
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
.: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will. I rise to second the report, the moving of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the amendment thereof. I must say that we found ourselves in a very unenviable circumstance in terms of the Bill and the memorandum we received from Makueni, Eleyo-Marakwet, Kisumu, Uasin Gishu and Nairobi counties as afar as the recurrent expense in concerned. Two, as we pass this Bill, we must make statements about own source revenue because the own source revenue portfolio has affected several counties because the list we have has benefited very few counties ...
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
As I finish, the elephant in the room, and your attention would be necessary at some point---
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17 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Senate must address the mischief in the Bill by Hon. Kimani Ichungw‘a on 15 per cent under the Public Finance Act (PFM) and what appears to be a communication from State House today that they have remitted money to counties although I do not know in what form and from where. The fact is that since we anticipate that there will be another impasse on the formula of what will happen midstream, particularly in so far as counties are concerned, this is a matter we cannot shy away from. This is because we will not ...
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