Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1925.

• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to commend the ad hoc Committee led by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and Sen. Wetangula. They have done a splendid job. I will be precise and to the point. Sessional Paper No.1 of 1965 clearly spelt out the enemies of this nation; that is ignorance, disease and poverty. The three eminent elements were the ones that formed this Sessional Paper No.1 of 1965. It was then envisaged that agriculture would be the mainstay of our economy. It remains to be so by any civilized country – whether you are talking ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: NCPB because the cartels had already taken advantage of the window of opportunity of importing maize when there was a ceiling. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must sound a caution. I have been a Member of the Cabinet and I know Cabinet works through various sub-committees. When a sub- committee is set up, at the end of the day, whatever decisions and deliberations they arrive at; the person who finally bears the blunt of that action is the Minister in charge of that docket. I think we should run from generalities to pinpointing where the blame lies. We should not ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: . That is the latest I got this morning. What is this farmer going to do? The planting season is within reach. In the next 10 to15 days, the rains will be with us. The farmer is left at the mercy of this Government and that of the cartels, and yet we are afraid of nailing down those who have brought that economy to the bottom. When it comes to the issue of corruption, whoever was involved in this importation of excessive maize, must take the blame and the burden. I also think that instead of blaming the DCI and ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know where I went. I felt that I must come back to lend my voice on this very important BPS. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: I have gone through the BPS by the national Government and there are many interesting observations that one would make. First, when you look at the overall performance of the economy, there is a trend that the growth rate has been consistent. In 2007/20008, it was at 4.7 per cent. Last financial year, it was at the average of 5.6 per cent and it is projected in the ensuing financial year to grow at 6.2 per cent. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: When you are given this kind of scenario in any development agenda, there is a presumption that when it comes to sharing that revenue, then there should never be even an iota of thinking of reducing the revenue to the level that I have seen proposed by the BPS. That in itself is on a wrong premise. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Secondly, when you look at the deficits, which have been contained at around six per cent, it means that if you have been able to contain that deficit at that level, you should give more resources both to the national and the county governments. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: There is the third element. When you survey on taxation measures, you will realise that some of them were brought here belatedly, particularly the Value Added Tax (VAT), which we reluctantly agreed to support. It was geared towards increasing the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: revenue base for the national Government so that resources can be availed to give to the rest of the county governments and also share it with the national Government. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one dominant factor that stands out quite clearly is that although there has been revenue generation – not to the extent expected – one clear message coming out is that there is a lot of squandering of resources that have been obtained to the kitty. Therefore, no wonder that the money is being spent on items that have no direct bearing to growing this economy. It is going to the pockets of people in companies which have gone bankrupt. When you read the sad story of the dams that have been built and billions of shillings ... view