Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Article 109 gives us the power to introduce any Bill to this House in seeking to resolve any issues of concern to the people. The matters that have been raised by the Leader of the Majority Party and the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party are very serious and, indeed, very weighty. We have read in the newspapers of incidences concerning Sportpesa. I read about a young man from Nyanza who was given Kshs80,000 for school fees and instead of going to pay school fees, he went and gambled with Sportpesa. The gamble was on the Euro football competition. The ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: people who are downtrodden in terms of the ability to spend. There are some who cannot even afford two meals a day, but they are gambling because they hope that Kshs100 million will land on their laps someday, which may not be true. They gamble all their money and it disappears. What is of interest is one of the institutions that are involved in gambling. They are even sponsoring a football club in the United Kingdom (UK) to the tune of Kshs6 billion. That is a very serious thing. That is what we call drain of our hard earned foreign ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was keenly listening, but there were loud consultations. I rise to second this Bill. This is the Bill from the Senate and it concerns county governments. This is a very important Bill. First and foremost, this is a replica of what we have as the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act which we use when conducting approvals, with regard to 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
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: appointments of Principal Secretaries, Cabinet Secretaries and all other appointments that require approval by this House. The county assemblies have been groping in the dark, when it comes to public appointments and approvals by county assemblies. The members of the County Executive Committees (CECs) are supposed to be approved by the county assemblies, upon recommendation by the governors. Right now, we do not have a uniform or universal legislation that governs the approval activities by county assemblies. It is important that legislation must be enacted to ensure that there is due process. The rule of law requires that no one ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This legislation ensures that there is due process in the approval of appointments at the county assembly. It also sets out the timelines within which the county assemblies must approve the appointments when referred to them by the appointing authority, which in this case is the governor of that particular county. It sets out very clear timelines as it is in our Standing Orders and in the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act which governs approvals in this House. It also sets out a very clear road map when a person is rejected by the county assembly. To bring back that ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The proposed legislation seeks to empower county assemblies or the committees of the county assemblies by giving them power similar to that of the High Court, when it comes to enforcement of attendance by witnesses and on cross examination. I have my doubts with regard to this. This is an area that the Committee will move an amendment. The county assemblies should not be given the same powers as that of the High Court. County assemblies operate within certain jurisdictions. They cannot have the same power as the National assembly. They should have the same power as that of the ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: We know that the governor is expected to appear before the county assemblies. When he refuses to do it, the Senate has the overriding power to summon him to answer questions of malpractices in their counties. We have seen them appearing before the Senate. The county assemblies cannot have the same powers as the Senate. There must be some differentiation. I am very happy with the Bill because it sets out the criterion which the county assembly will use in approving. The Bill also gives out general guideline with regard to questionnaires. We have some serious issues at the county ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: of County Assembly must have a minimum qualification of a diploma and hopefully, by 2022, they are supposed to have degrees. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Many of us have been lobbying and we have been told that we are anti-democracy. That leadership cannot be equated with education. We have many serious problems and it is important to set criteria to follow, if we agree to let them go scot-free by not passing the proposed Bill as it is. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with those few remarks, I second. view