Richard Makenga Katemi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is also important for me to comment on the issue of allocation of additional funds for maintenance of roads. It is unfortunate that in my county, there is no single road that has been undertaken by the county government for upgrading either to murram or bitumen standards. I am very much concerned about the allocation that goes to my county because the absorption rate is very low. The 14 per cent absorption rate of the money allocated to Makueni County is very low. It is high time a proper and thorough audit is undertaken on ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I also want to comment on the issue of further misuse of funds. The cabinet executives of Makueni County live in Nairobi, 200 kilometres away. About eight officers reside in Nairobi and commute daily, in the morning and in the evening. That is mere misuse of funds and must be checked, so that public funds are utilised in an appropriate manner. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I want to raise a concern about pending bills in most county governments. No proper mechanism has been put in place to ensure that bills are paid promptly. Some of the counties have even caused people to commit suicide because of non-payment of bills. It is a sad story in some county governments. That is why the World Bank has allocated additional money to ensure that capacity building is done in the counties to ensure that there is proper management of finances. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The additional Kshs10 billion is an increase from Kshs280 billion to Kshs290 billion and it is a significant amount of money that if well utilized, can impact positively on the livelihoods of our citizens. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: It is also worth commenting that the NG-CDF is very visible in some counties. It is unfortunate that the NG-CDF remains a meager Fund that is doing quite a lot and is felt everywhere. But when it comes to county governments, there is very little that can be seen and we feel that more money should also allocated to the NG-CDF and more stringent measures put in place to ensure that county governments do not misappropriate funds. It is also high time that Parliament enacts a law to provide that people who engage in corruption or embezzle public funds are ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Kenya is one of the countries in the world where citizens are highly taxed. It is very sad to find that the same taxes are misappropriated by few individuals who are very insensitive. So, it is like we are breeding a very insensitive society. The Budget is adequate to propel economic activities in all parts of the country. Therefore, any misappropriation or embezzlement of funds must be put to an end. We should open a new page now that we have a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: new Chairman of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). He should put his foot down and ensure that many people are put in the dock to answer questions relating to corruption. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I thank my colleagues who have positively contributed towards this important Bill. We look forward to proper utilisation of public funds. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this important Motion. view