Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 1775.

• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Parliament is supposed to legislate. Under Article 95(4)(c) of the Constitution, Parliament is supposed to oversee the expenditure of the national revenue and ensure that this money is put to proper use. Parliament, through legislation, is supposed to put measures in place to control spending in the county governments. After the last general election, there were supremacy wars between the Senate and the National Assembly. This made the Senate not to put in place measures to control expenditure of monies sent to the counties. For example, more than 70 cent of the money allocated to Vihiga County is spent on ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: why I am saying that the issues which were raised by Hon. Deputy Speaker, while seconding this Bill, are very important. We need to put in place measures to control how money is spent in counties. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: My colleagues have discussed this Bill but there is one item which they did not talk about. That is about equitable sharing of revenue which is raised nationally. There is conditional allocation, which is Kshs3,870.67 million. These are loans and grants. For the sake of the National Assembly, it is important to have a breakdown of these allocations. You cannot give out money of that quantum in lump sum without breaking it down to show the loans and grants. How will we know what these loans and grants are meant for before approving them? It is important that the breakdown ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Article 6 of the Constitution is very clear. The Constitution meant very well but Government officials have taken advantage of it. Article 6 of the Constitution is very clear that the two levels of Government are independent but when it comes to functioning, they have to relate together. It is pathetic when you find the national Government working as if it does not know what is happening in the counties and the counties working as if they do not know what is happening at the other side. These are some of the things that need to be addressed out of ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We know very well that Kenya does not generate money from any other source. Right now we are prospecting for oil. We started with the coastal part of the country. I do not know how it went. We are trying to get oil from Turkana County. We are prospecting where we could be having oil and some isolated areas where we could be having minerals which are not being exploited properly, like some parts of South Nyanza. The major source of this country’s revenues is taxation through Income Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and Custom Duty. Every Kenyan pays VAT. ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: No. It was on the earlier one, but I support. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just wanted to say that the Petition by view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: is a very important one because dumping in this country has become a nightmare. People, contractors included, are breaking the law by dumping waste. This is the case and yet contractors normally budget for where they will dump the soil they excavate. When they find that dumping is done locally, they take advantage of that. Dumping is happening all over and not only in Embakasi. It is a very important Petition which should help us address the issue of dumping in big towns like Nairobi and many others. If you go to a place like Kisumu now, you will find ... view
• 1 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I came in very early and put in my card. view