Prof. Samuel Poghisio

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Equalization Fund Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 43 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. The Equalization Fund Bill is a Bill referred to the Senate from the National Assembly which intends to give further effect to the provisions of Article 204 (1) of the Constitution which provides that and I quote - “There is established an Equilisation Fund into which shall be paid one half per cent of all the revenue collected by the national government each year calculated on the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received, as approved by the National Assembly.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Equalization Fund is one of the special funds established under the Constitution with the intent of addressing historical marginalization in the country, accelerate development to the marginalized areas and ensuring as far as possible that those areas are at per with the rest of the country. It is, therefore, intended to address the fair distribution of resources in order to bridge the gap of poverty in Kenya. The National Assembly then debated and made the necessary amendments and the ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill further proposes the establishment of local Equalization Fund committees. At the national level, we have the board and then now we have at the lower levels of the ward. Each ward is to then have a local committee. That will cover areas in marginalized areas as determined by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) in their report prepared pursuant to Article 216 of the Constitution. We all went through that report when we had an interaction with the CRA. It proposes that the local committee shall comprise of national Government officials responsible for the ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, of course, we have been given by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), the areas that will be covered. I also understand that poverty is found in the other areas of our counties which are non-ASAL. Our bone of contention has always been who then makes it to the list of counties that benefit from the Equalization Fund. Those questions are the ones, which will be addressed, maybe, by the Committee report that has been discussed. I have spoken to the Mover of this Motion in the National Assembly. I understand where they are coming from. ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other one matter which I just want to touch on, I know details will come out of the Committee that we have and of course from Members who are going to debate it. I have personally been a Member. I come from a county that has been classified as marginalized. I think, automatically West Pokot County has been a beneficiary of the Equalization Fund. Even if West Pokot County was not a beneficiary, I would still say this. We suffer the most from the leadership in our counties. If this Fund was to find its ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, however, because I do not want to go into that area right now, I just want to emphasize that the people who are responsible for this money need to understand the greater good meant for this money. It is so that the counties which have been marginalized so badly and suffer poverty, the monies should be as safe as possible. It should be ring-fenced as much as possible, to allow these monies to land squarely where it can do the greatest good. This is a good Bill. It is just that we want to look at ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I would like to support this Bill because it speaks about community health workers. The infrastructure of the health sector should be buttressed by the level of the community primary health situation. You have seen that since the COVID-19 protocols were introduced where we wash our hands, keep social distances and wear masks, certain common diseases are no more. People have stopped going to hospitals for basic ailments. It means that we need a level at the community that will just help people understand some of these basic things. . Madam Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: home. He would move around the villages telling people build pit latrines. We had those issues taken care of. I am a very big proponent of community health workers. Madam Temporary Speaker, I come from a community that is mobile and nomadic. We can tell from our own lifestyles that there are basic things around our lifestyles that just require somebody in those homes and villages to tell us about clean water and how to wash our hands. We need heath workers to tell us what to do when we start showing symptoms of certain diseases like Malaria and others. ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, is it information? view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Yes. view