Richard Ken Chonga Kiti

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• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Let me just finish. Maybe, I can withdraw that part. Okay. He says I can continue because it is true he said that. It touches on agriculture, trade and so many parastatals. It is a Bill that must come here so that Kenyans can benefit from the standards that are required. There is a lot that can be achieved through this Bill. We interacted with the Bill and identified all the stakeholders that were to be involved. Indeed, it has taken too much time. I fully understand why Hon. (Dr.) Pukose is raising the matter that he has raised. Thank ... view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. 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
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I congratulate the Committee and the Chair for coming up with this amendment. It is very progressive and ensures that our senior citizens are taken care of. Age brings inability, failure of organs and many other diseases and so, we need to take care of senior citizens. This also, complements the Government’s efforts of taking care of the aged. I support. view
• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had gone to the point, last evening, where I was talking about the Senate as well as the counties being able to scrutinise the bills that are brought to them so that they do not pay for ghost projects or projects that were never implemented. This was in regard to the fact that they have been ordered to make payments. Truth be told, there are experts who are very good in doing good paper work and presenting them for payment. So, the county governments need to be alive to this fact. A good example is ... view
• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: looks at a place where he or she got the highest number of votes and decides to concentrate all his or her projects there. Equitable distribution of resources without caring where the votes went to during elections is a matter that needs to be looked into with regard to distribution of resources within our counties. I would also like to talk about exchequer releases. It is true that the country has been affected, and that funds are becoming scarce. However, the Government needs to make an effort to ensure that money goes to the counties so that it does not ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity also to support the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and also to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the good work that they have been doing, with various Select Committees within very strict timelines. This Bill is going to provide equitable share of revenue to our counties. I take note that it has allocated a good chunk of it to my county of Kitui. I have just confirmed that it is Kshs10.3 billion out of the Kshs370 billion. This is an increment and I believe that ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: would like to also note that this is an increment with regard to all counties. The allocation has moved from Kshs316 billion to Kshs370 billion. I hope this money will make a difference within our counties with regard to functions that have already been devolved, especially matters of the county health functions, agriculture, provision of water, and provision of clean markets which is a very big concern today. As you know very well, those dirty markets are also linked to poor health within our counties. Also on the matter of our roads, you are aware that they have been clearly ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support this Report. I would like to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Chairman and Members, for the effort they have made in reviewing the Budget Estimates within the shortest time that was available. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Members of the Departmental Committee on Lands for effectively interacting with the Budget Estimates for the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, and the National Lands Commission. The Committee has made great recommendations that I will be going through. As ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: in one region of the country, but in all regions. We have seen the Ministry making an effort towards that. However, the Committee noted that only Kshs49 million has been given for resettlement of the landless in the Financial Year 2021/2022, against 39,000 people. You see, Kshs49 million against 39,000 persons clearly shows that planning has not been done very well. I thank the Committee again because the Departmental Committee on Lands made a recommendation of additional funding and we got Kshs250 million, at least, making it about Kshs300 million. We are really grateful as a departmental committee that the ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: With regard to recommendations, one of the policy recommendations is that the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning should have stopped dealing with cash by 30th May, 2021. The National Treasury should allocate a vote to the State Department of Physical Planning as I had clearly explained and state the projects that should be funded. The Government, through the Cabinet, should review the current policy of centralising implementation of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). The National Land Commission has a challenge with pushing for ICT projects because this is being done at the Ministry in charge of ICT and they ... view