Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 61 to 70 of 1925.

• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for asking me to weigh in on this matter. This is a very important element in our oversight of the county governments. Division of Revenue Bill and as Sen. Sakaja has clearly stated, is a division of revenue earned by the national Government through the machinery of the National Treasury. They have the mandate of collecting the funds into the national kitty. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Constitution stipulates that there shall be division of revenue whereby the revenue will be based on the last audited accounts. I have had problems with that “last ... view
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is right. Thank you for that information. I was basing it on the last agreement. Obviously, with the new proposals, this figure was scaled up much higher. In fact, we are expecting it to be upwards Kshs500billion. Now it is Kshs495 billion, just short of Kshs5 billion to reach Kshs500 billion. That is the figure we are talking about. In addition, there are conditional grants which come in different formats. In this Bill that is before us, there are conditional grants from the World Bank to finance the transforming of the health care system; agricultural ... view
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: I submit that the business of this House is to ensure that what is available to the county governments is made available immediately without any recourse. That must be done. These totals of Kshs39billion--- view
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: Okay. view
• 24 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you for the information. In fact, if the Bill is sitting in the National Assembly and they are not agreeing with what this House passed, the mechanism for resolving this matter is through mediation. They have no business sitting on a Bill which is a Money Bill, in a way, which is part of the function of this Senate. We must be involved in the Division of Revenue Bill without any shadow of doubt whatsoever. If there is any difficulty in the National Assembly, in one way, or the other passing this Bill, then it calls for immediate mediation. ... view
• 8 Mar 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my hat off to our women on this International Women’s Day. They are industrious, polite, forgiving and always ready to accept any form of assignment, whether at the family level, within the community or at the national level. They are always willing to participate in anything that brings joy and comfort to the society and the people they serve. One element that people have never appreciated is their level of tolerance. view
• 8 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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