Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is a very important institution in this country. In our case, we have these offices in Kisumu and Eldoret. We get reports on what is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: happening in the country. The moment you make a report about what is happening in the counties, you are making money for these gentlemen. They have nowhere to go to now. The other thing is that we did not put in place proper measures on how the money we have given out to the counties should be spent. The money that is collected in market places is kept in county offices. In Vihiga County, the money is kept like petty cash. So, for anybody going there, there is already some money ready for him. So, it is not possible for ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: There is already quite a huge sum of money we are voting out there but we have not seen any report just as mhe. Amina was saying. We have not seen anybody being prosecuted for misuse or squandering the money. It is important that the whole law is looked at afresh and we have a fresh beginning, so that we can achieve what we need to achieve for this country. I can see that the President is working very hard to fight corruption. The reason why the Government is being taken to court is because the President had to act ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: No, I wanted to contribute. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is an important Motion because when we talk about devolution we are talking about taking services and resources closer to the people. It is only this way that we will be implementing what the Constitution desires that Kenyans must be served from close quarters. The only problem we have is the cost. If you go to constituency level then the cost is going to be prohibitive and it might not be possible to implement. That is something to be considered now that the Mover is urging the Government to do this. When it ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: The money that we take to the counties, like Kshs4.5 billion in the Vihiga case, must be put to proper use so that these services are given to the people who deserve them and who are the taxpayers. Thank you very much. I support. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is an important Bill because we are talking about democratisation and getting away from corruption. The way the Bill states here, those with big political parties and the threshold that is set, there is a tendency for there to be undue influence in getting people to be nominated in these parties. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was saying, to avoid manipulation, corruption and to be fair to everybody, it is important that the threshold, in terms of funding, contribution and votes that the parties command in elections is reduced from 5 to 2 per cent. The other aspect which is dealing with the number of Members is also important. For example, you find a party like my UDF has 12 elected leaders, including Members of Parliament, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Senators and governors, but it is not getting funding. The party becomes very desperate. All money does not come from an individual’s pocket. The money that we are talking about is money that is paid by Kenyans who are all taxpayers. So, it is fair that there must be equity and fairness in all this. I do not know why Hon. Wamalwa thought of only reducing the percentage to two. You can start a party; the parties must grow from somewhere. We cannot have parties that imagine that they are growing from up. We want parties to emerge and grow, ... view