Stephen Kipyego Sang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1981 to 1990 of 2013.

• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also recommend as a Committee that the Senate should be able to create some synergy between the national Government institutions operating within the counties and the county governments. Right now, we have serious programmes at the national level with regard to massive irrigation projects, but some of these projects are being implemented within the counties when the county governments are not aware. We need to develop or instill the culture of consultation and co-operation between the national Govenrment and county governments at that level. view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also recommend that counties need to invest in training and research; they should also set up institutions that can help them build the capacity of county governments. This is a very important component. The kind of budgets that we saw coming from county governments in this financial year is a clear indicator that the county governments lack capacity to develop the right budgets for their counties. It is important that we use this first year as a learning process. However, in the subsequent years, we should be able to get budgets that are done in accordance ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that the counties prepare a report based on the various issues and suggestions. We recommend that they need to brief the Senate and pass their petitions to the Senate, through their respective Senators. This should be able to help us. But more fundamental, we recommend that in every financial year, the Senate publishes a report called “the state of devolution,” that will be able to capture all these issues and the challenges that the county governments are facing and, more importantly, the progress that has been made within our counties. This will help most ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we debate this Motion, let us not just look at it as a report reflecting Kilifi and Mombasa counties, but as a report that reflects on the state of affairs across the country. The issues that were raised in Mombasa pretty much mirror those that I face within Nandi County. I know that this applies to all the counties. view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to move and request that Sen. Elachi seconds the Motion. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with the Senator from Kisumu County that there is need to address the situation within the Kisumu-Muhoroni-Nandi border. But he made a statement that I feel I should correct; that the invaders are coming from Nandi. This particular piece of land is located in Muhoroni region, within Kisumu County. I talked with Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o last week. I also had discussions with the Nandi County Commissioner. They are in touch with the Provincial Administration within Kisumu County. The issue is a little bit complex. Making a comment that the raiders are coming from ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank Sen. Elachi for bringing this Motion. It is quite sad that we are discussing the same Motion that we discussed three months ago. Therefore, we cannot complain that this Motion has been brought too late in the day. This goes a long way to show the kind of contempt that the SRC has on the resolutions of a House like this. We discussed in this House immediately the MCAs raised the issue. We had an extensive discussion in this House, made recommendations and hoped that the SRC was ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important for this House to consider some of these things. We should not do so only through this kind of Motion, but design concrete steps to engage in. If we allow the county assemblies to go on for the next several months without sittings, then we are going to have a challenge. I want to appreciate that the MCAs in Nandi, though they are on recess just like all the others within the country, when serious issues requiring their attention have arisen, they reconvene and address them. I am not sure whether this is ... view