NYORO, SAMSON NDINDI

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I thank all the Members who have contributed to this debate and Motion on the Budget Estimates for Financial Year 2023/2024. As you have noted, there are many proposals on how we will be expending our resources. (Loud consultations) 8th June 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2023) . Thank you very much Hon. Speaker.

Okay. Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to move the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in regard to the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2023/2024. Before I move to the substantive issues, allow me to thank all the Members of the Budget and...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to refer to these because I want to mention all of them, the highlights. We have allocated Ksh2 billion to resettling squatters in many areas where we have absentee landlords. We have allocated monies to finishing ongoing TVETs across our constituencies. We have allocated Ksh10...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its Consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2023/2024 and the Medium Term, including a Compendium of Departmental Committee Reports on the Estimates of revenue...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on Budget Estimates for the National Government, the Judiciary and 6th June 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 20 FIRST SCHEDULE ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR FY 2023/24 (IN KSHS) SUBMITTED...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to give my comments regarding the reports before us. At the outset, I am a very excited supporter of NG-CDF because we often talk about national expenditure and what the Government is doing. Still, the citizens of Kenya cannot conceptualize precisely...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker… Order! Order, Member! I am following the preferences for Members who have been in the House for quite some time. You may proceed, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion....

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 9 of 2023) . Thank you very much.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.9 of 2023) from seven days to one day. Hon. Speaker, we have been...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. We are here to consider the Division of Revenue Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 9 of 2023. I first of all want to thank the Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee 21st March 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 (BAC) for...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I thank all the Members for their contribution to this Bill. We have taken a lot of time to evaluate the performance of our counties. As I said when I was moving, many structural issues need to be done to continue strengthening our counties....

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The approximate Ksh430 million is a transfer to the counties. As it is, library services are part of the devolved functions. We are trying to transfer this function gradually and sequentially. We have just started with the salaries and I am sure the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request Hon. Eric Muchangi Karemba, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour, to second the motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 9 of 2023) be now read a Third Time. I also request, Hon. Rahab Mukami, the Nyeri County Representative, to second.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriation Committee on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the Financial Year 2023/2024 and the Medium-Term and the Compendium of the Departmental Committee Reports on the 2023 Budget Policy Statement....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: - THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the Financial Year 2023/2024

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The Report on the Budget Policy Statement for Financial Year 2023/2024. Committee on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the Financial year Hon. Chair, I am told you should start by saying you seek to move the following Motion, then you move on. Hon....

Hon. Speaker, is it in order for the Member to eloquently state that this House has the power of the purse and, therefore, we can do anything around the Budget and the economy? He is a Member of this House and that responsibility is actually on his shoulders, him being...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank all the Members, through you, Hon. Speaker, for the various contributions we have had, including the positive criticism. This tells us that there is room for improvement. So, I thank all the Members for their contribution. We have noted all the comments and concerns....

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Definitely, I rise to support and give my comments. First, I congratulate the Committee, especially the very knowledgeable Chairperson, Hon. Gikaria, for a very elaborate Report. I have been going through the Report and I can clearly see intense hours put into the...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 232 (7) relating to presentation of the Budget Policy Statement, this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of the Budget Policy Statement, 2023 by a period of 14 days from 1st...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2023) from seven days to one day. The reason for this is...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. First, I would like to thank Members for the very robust engagements that we had yesterday in considering the Estimates. Prior to having an opportunity to serve...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I implore Hon. (Dr) Pukose to desist from confusing the Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, as I reply, I just wish to mention one thing that was mentioned by Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, who is a very objective Member of this...

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 2 and substituting therefor the following new Clause—

Thank you Hon. Hon. Temporary Chairperson. I did not want to jump the gun but if you look at the second amendment you will see that the same Ksh100million up there is the same net effect down there. The figure is from Ksh491 million to Ksh591 million and therefore it...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 5 and substituting therefor the following new Clause— Reduction of Ksh143,738,560,978 The supply granted for the services of the year ending on 30th June, 2023 in respect of Votes R1021, R1052,...

Thank you very much. Hon. Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule be amended in respect of Vote D1104 (State Department for Irrigation) —

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. For the comfort of Members, this is just the Parliamentary Service Commission re- organising their own Budget. They have re-organised their own votes and are not encroaching 1st March 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 22 on any other votes, any other person’s budget or...

I beg to move: THAT, the Second Schedule be amended in respect of Vote D1109 (Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation) :

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2023) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) [The Speaker (Hon. Moses...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request Hon. (Dr) Pukose to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2023) be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Murugara to second.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the First Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2022/2023, including a compendium of Departmental Committee Reports on the First Supplementary Estimates for Financial Year...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the First Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion in an amended form pursuant to Standing Order 48 and to also incorporate some of the variations that you approved earlier as follows: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the First Supplementary Estimates for...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I think this is a better position for proper interaction with Members. Hon. Speaker, the current budget as printed is around Ksh3.3 trillion. I just enumerated the revenue side. On the expenditure side, the amount of money we pay in terms of salaries in...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was talking about Article 223 of the Constitution. We feel that we need to tighten regulations on how the Treasury can make use of it. We considered several proposals. In the considered opinion of Departmental Committees and the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we considered and...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I kindly request to know how many minutes I have for replying.

How many minutes? 28th February 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 39

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for that clarification. I asked that question on behalf of the many Members who are here. I intended to donate part of my time but it is not possible for me to do so. I hope Hon. Members, including Hon. Muriu, Hon. Gikaria, Hon. Kaguchia...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, what is your point of order? I am sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think I pressed to contribute. I am sorry for that.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to give my views about the communication by the President. As you said before, this is a general debate. We are just giving our views. There is no voting yet. I will talk about a few issues. Number...