5 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the table of the House today, 5th August, 2016:- The County Government’s Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2016/2017, for the period July, 2016 to June, 2017. Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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5 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to move the following motion:- THAT, pursuant to Section 17 of the Public Finance Management Act No. 18 of 2012, the Senate approves the County Government’s Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2016/2017 for the period July, 2016 to June, 2017 laid on the table of the Senate today, 5th August, 2016. Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate
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5 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am moving.
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5 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Since nobody stood up I was replying.
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5 Aug 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did you notice that Sen. Karaba was pointing to the opposition benches that some people have decided not to come? Is he in order when over three quarters of the Majority Members have no people?
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5 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have listened carefully to all Members’ comments and statements. Today’s Motion was to approve the cash disbursement Schedule as put to us by the Cabinet Secretary(CS) Finance for monthly allocations to the counties for the Financial Year 2016-2017 as per the Public Finance Act, 2014. This was a noble exercise that was to be done by Senators without fail since that is the gist of being a Senator, in response to Article 96 of the Constitution, especially Part 3 and Article 217. They describe and prescribe the role of the Senate, especially on matters of ...
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28 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is sad, indeed, when we have to have loud complaints on nearly all committees. Yesterday, it was the Committee on Health that was under reprimand and today it is the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations. The real issue is a constitutional issue. The system where the chairpersons have the mandate of answering on behalf of Ministries has failed and we should accept that. This is something that we saw from before, that there were lapses of the Constitution. Maybe, it is high time everybody, both in the Opposition and the Jubilee side, thought of ...
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson, we will provide the Statement in--- There seems to be more interventions.
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will reply in the first week of the after recess.
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Chair looks for the answer, would you allow me to put an addendum ? Now that the child is out of hospital, could the Ministry foot the hospital bill?
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