6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker and the entire Member for your contributions.
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you recall that we had some issues regarding the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) disbursements. Many of us were looking forward to this Motion. The National Government Constituencies Development Fund is established pursuant to the National Government Development Fund Act 2015. Its main objective...
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Select Committee on National Government Constituencies Development Fund on the Status of Disbursements of Funds to the National Government Constituencies Development Fund as at 22nd February 2019, laid on the Table of House on 26th February 2019. Section 4 of the Act as amended establishes the NG-CDF as the national fund consisting of monies of an amount of not less than 2.5 per cent of all the national Government’s share of revenue as divided by the Division of Revenue Act, which ...
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
The Board, with approval of the National Assembly Select Committee on the NG-CDF, determined the budget ceiling for each constituency in accordance with Section 34, subject to the provisions of Section 8(1) and 23(1). The total amount allocated per constituency was Kshs109,040,875.52. As at 19th February 2019, the National Treasury had released Kshs12 billion. The Board has so far disbursed Kshs8,348,000,000 to constituencies and the remaining balance of Kshs3,652,000,000 was used to settle approved projects of previous financial years.
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
It is worth noting that there are pending arrears of previous financial years yet to be disbursed to constituencies totaling to Kshs1,274, 273,813 from the fiscal year 2010-2018. That The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
which is yet to be disbursed by the National Treasury is Kshs4,976,750,000. The Committee resolved and made the recommendations as follows: 1) The National Treasury should ensure that the remaining Kshs21,286,162,000 is released by the end of March 2019 to give constituencies adequate time to absorb the funds before the closure of the financial year. 2) The Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury should ensure that the Kshs4,976,750,000, which is annually remitted by the National Treasury and is owed to the Board, is provided for in the next Supplementary Budget. 3) The NG-CDF Board should, by the end of March ...
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the gravity of this Motion touches on every corner of this country. The wish of the House at that time seemed to be hanging because of the nature of the resolution. In your wisdom, I wish you could forward the Motion to the Budget and Appropriations Committee so that they can approve it - It has some financial implications - so that we do not get involved in this story of urging the national Government. This Motion is very important. Even if it is adopted, nothing will happen. We would have wasted a lot of public time debating ...
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I seek your intervention, not for today, but to combine with what you have alluded to. If a Member has declared his interest on a matter, what happens next? You need to tell us what happens next. A Member cannot just declare interest and proceed to participate in the legislative process for a matter you are conflicted. I seek your indulgence to issue a statement explaining the next step in terms of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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