Zachary Kwenya Thuku

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: The attempts we are making as a House are to correct anomalies which were there to the extent that we were perceived to be the people who implement, run and oversee this Fund at the same time. In as much as that would be the case, I want to bring to the attention of this House that only one per cent of funds allocated to NG-CDF is under contention. The Constituency Oversight Committee and the rest of the fund has no contention. Therefore, anybody who runs to court to challenge this Fund in terms of administration is fighting a battle ... view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: The attempts we are making as a House are to correct anomalies which were there to the extent that we were perceived to be the people who implement, run and oversee this Fund at the same time. In as much as that would be the case, I want to bring to the attention of this House that only one per cent of funds allocated to NG-CDF is under contention. The Constituency Oversight Committee and the rest of the fund has no contention. Therefore, anybody who runs to court to challenge this Fund in terms of administration is fighting a battle ... view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: There is some interesting thing about development and I propose to bring amendments. If you look at funding of projects, there are proposed amendments to Section 25 which states: “(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), the Constituency Committee may identify a religious body or organisation as an appropriate specialised agency for purposes of section 8 with regard to emergency support.” view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: There is some interesting thing about development and I propose to bring amendments. If you look at funding of projects, there are proposed amendments to Section 25 which states: “(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), the Constituency Committee may identify a religious body or organisation as an appropriate specialised agency for purposes of section 8 with regard to emergency support.” view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: I think this is shooting ourselves on the foot. This is because which religious organisations will we identify? Where I come from churches are the majority. If we allow NG- CDF to be used for religious activities, then we will be going back to the same quagmire we are in because of our involvement in constituency oversight activities. view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: I think this is shooting ourselves on the foot. This is because which religious organisations will we identify? Where I come from churches are the majority. If we allow NG- CDF to be used for religious activities, then we will be going back to the same quagmire we are in because of our involvement in constituency oversight activities. view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: Again, in my constituency, one of my predecessors bought a grader. The proposed amendments to Section 25 states: “(7) Projects may include the acquisition of vehicles, machinery and other equipment for the constituency.” We are allowing for the acquisition of machinery but we do not have funds for recurrent expenditure like fuel and employment of people to run these machinery. The reason I am opposing these proposed amendments is because they will bring audit issues. I wish machinery is bought by county governments because they are the ones expected to maintain our roads and other things. view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: Again, in my constituency, one of my predecessors bought a grader. The proposed amendments to Section 25 states: “(7) Projects may include the acquisition of vehicles, machinery and other equipment for the constituency.” We are allowing for the acquisition of machinery but we do not have funds for recurrent expenditure like fuel and employment of people to run these machinery. The reason I am opposing these proposed amendments is because they will bring audit issues. I wish machinery is bought by county governments because they are the ones expected to maintain our roads and other things. view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: Again, I represent a very big constituency. Kinangop is both populous and vast. The formula we are using at the moment has been proposed to continue where three-quarters of the shareable revenue is equally given to all constituencies. This amount is insufficient given the sizes of some constituencies. I think we should look at this matter widely and broadly so that there is equity. All we have been asking for in this country, is equity so that everybody enjoys the share of revenue collected. view
• 26 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: Again, I represent a very big constituency. Kinangop is both populous and vast. The formula we are using at the moment has been proposed to continue where three-quarters of the shareable revenue is equally given to all constituencies. This amount is insufficient given the sizes of some constituencies. I think we should look at this matter widely and broadly so that there is equity. All we have been asking for in this country, is equity so that everybody enjoys the share of revenue collected. view