Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 1320.

• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to drop that amendment. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to know from the Minister what caused such a great variance in the populations in the eight districts? view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. First, I want to take this early opportunity to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government for spearheading the drafting of this Bill. I want to thank the taskforce that was lead by Mutakha Kangu who made this work possible. Secondly, I want to go on record that this Bill highlights the major importance of devolved governments as construed in the Constitution. The Bill is generally good and captures the spirit of the Constitution as regards the devolved country government systems as envisaged in Chapter 11 of ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Section 48 under the devolved units, I am very happy with the way it has been done. We have the urban areas and cities. We have already passed a Bill on urban areas and cities. We have the sub-counties which, in essence, will constitute the constituencies. We also have the wards and so on. It is the County Assembly that will decide what other devolved units we should have. However, in the meantime, it has been indicated that we can continue with the locations and sub- locations. My view is that we should clearly state ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Under county public service, the Bill is very clear. It is in consistent with the current Public Service Commission (PSC) regulations. Under citizens’ participation, I find the section is fairly good. However, it is not articulate on how citizens will participate in the county government systems. There is no institutional framework on how the citizens will participate. Therefore, it is important for this Bill to make it very clear for the citizens’ participation in the management of county affairs. This is because the devolved government is all about making people to participate in the Government at the lowest level. Therefore, ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I am thoroughly excited and happy with the section that deals with county planning. For the first time we are, at least, coming up with a clear vision on how we should run our government and how planning is so crucial in the management of our resources. This section clearly gives out very systematic procedures on how our county planning will be carried. It also stipulates what categories of planning will be undertaken. I am particularly interested in the proposed integrated development plan that each county must prepare for ten years. This is a very important document that will guide ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: So, these are the areas that we need to amend, so that this Bill conforms to our Constitution. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the County Executive, Clause 31(2) (b) says that the Governor shall perform such a state function within the county as the President may determine. This is not very clear because it could actually bring in the issue of the President controlling or ensuring that certain things are done at the county level, and yet we want the county to be quite independent. So, we need to amend that on the basis of mutual consultation. There must be some consultation, but not just as determined by the President. So, those are some of the amendments that ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, we have not given the qualifications of the county secretary, yet this is a very important position within the county. We must state categorically what would be the qualifications and experience of the county secretary, so that we do not appoint a secretary that will let down the county government. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, also on the issue of decentralized units, earlier, the taskforce had talked about village fora and councils, but I do not find it in this document. It is important that we create a forum where the village or people at the lower level participate in this process. view