Samuel Kamunye Gichigi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, yes we have a budget that is on the way coming and we must accept that we have certain challenges we must face and deal with. One is that Treasury must tell us why their targets in revenue growth are never attained. It is important that we understand the reason why. Do they have the correct calculations? There has been debate in the public about the public debt. We must try and reduce it. There is no way we are going to build this country if most of our money is going to repay public debt ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the wage bill, I will not hammer on that because everybody is talking about the wage bill. We have to make painful decisions to deal with this issue; perhaps retrenchment or cutting of wages. I think most of us are 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
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: willing to possibly get a little less, in terms of our earnings, if that would save this country. Personally, I am ready to surrender part of my earnings. view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The other challenge we must face is wastage. Every other time we hear the Permanent Secretaries; as they were then called, and the current office holders; keep on talking about wastage of Kshs300 billion per year - obviously it has risen. The question that you ask yourself is this: Why would I in Kipipiri construct a classroom at a cost of Kshs500,000 or Kshs600,000, but when the Ministry of Public Works does the job; it is three times that particular cost? What is happening? Is that what is also happening on our roads and on other major projects? Are we ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other issue that we must deal with is interest rates. If I am asked, it is high time we revisited the Donde Bill. If commercial banks cannot hear the plea by the Central Bank or the Treasury, it is high time this particular House legislated on cutting down interest rates. I do not believe that our banks will have any mercy on our people. I think we should bring back the Donde Bill. view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The other challenge that we must deal with is the misallocation of resources. How much are we giving? It is important that hon. Members look into this matter. How much are we giving to agriculture vis-a-vis what we are giving to other sectors? We must also deal with the issue of absorption. Every other year money is going back to Treasury. I am aware that the county governments are now falling into this problem. Over Kshs50 billion is laying in their accounts utilized. This money ought to be in the economy circulating to boost development in this country. I am ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have a new Constitution and devolution. We know that counties are having problems. The first thing that ought to have been done, after the county governments were established, is to enhance their financial management capacity because that has not been done. Secondly, the county governments ought to look at their revenue generation measures. Where I come from, there is revenue and therefore, it is important that they deal with how to harness it. They should not always focus on what is coming from the central Government, but also tell us how they are generating it ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As we move to the next budget cycle, after this one--- view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I wish to second. view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am happy that this Bill is generating a lot of interest and most of us would like to contribute to it. I am certainly supporting the spirit of this Bill. After the new VAT Bill was enacted, very many people out there suffered because of the increase in price of various commodities. We must accept that the Bill was blanket in its application of the VAT provisions. view