Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. As you have noticed, there is overwhelming support for this Supplementary Budget. We have contributed sufficiently and no one, including myself is in opposition. I would have wished to contribute but because of the support that hon. Members have given this Supplementary Budget, I will not. Would I be in order to request that the Mover be now called upon to reply, so that we fast-track the implementation of the Supplementary Budget? view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. He has been doing a wonderful job. He has been co- ordinating this within a very short time. I remember he called me on Monday when I was in my constituency, seeking clarification on what my Committee was seeking to propose. So, I would like to thank him very much. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, secondly, there has been an allegation and propaganda that the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs reduced the budget of the Judiciary because it was seeking to punish it. The truth is far from that. In fact, in this Budget we gave them an additional Kshs1 billion, although their absorption rate was too poor, and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had requested Kshs1 billion. We sought that from the Budget and Appropriations Committee; they only agreed that only Kshs500 million would be given to them. So, we are giving them the shortfall. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, as you know the DPP has been suffering quite a lot because he is using police prosecutors. These police prosecutors are not trained lawyers, and so they have been losing very many cases, yet we have very many lawyers who are being admitted to the Roll of Advocates every year. For instance, this year alone 800 advocates have been admitted into the Roll of Advocates. Last year, a similar number was admitted. So, we need to absorb these lawyers who have come out of school, so that they can assist in prosecuting in a manner that is ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thirdly, the State Law Office also requires State Counsel, so that they can assist in prosecuting matters. We are talking about devolution, yet we are not talking about the employment of State Counsel to assist judges, so that they can come up with fair judgments in the counties. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Lastly, hon. Deputy Speaker, I am telling the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that in this coming year’s Budget, we would like to see an increment of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). For far too long, the rate to this Fund has been consistent at 2.5 per cent. In fact, I am working on a Bill to increase the CDF from 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent in this coming year. The money that reaches view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: is from the CDF. All the other money ends up with the purported Ministers or the so called executives at the county level. This is a very serious matter; this House cannot allow constant rate year in, year out. If you look at, for instance, the budget of the Judiciary it has more than quadrupled in the last five years. It was Kshs3 billion and now this year it is Kshs18 billion, yet the CDF allocation has remained constant at Kshs21 billion in the last five years. It is very serious. We should be talking about Kshs100 billion. If we ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: I thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, indeed, we would like to welcome hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, but I do not understand why he has received a standing ovation, knowing that he is not competing with my very good friend, hon. Simba Arati. I think hon. Simba Arati is unopposed in the position that he is seeking in the party. Next Order! view