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Billow Kerrow

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Billow Kerrow

County Mandera
Party United Republican Party
Status Elected
Term Mar 2013 – Aug 2018
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Biography

Billow Kerrow (born 1958 in Rhamu) is a Kenyan politician from Mandera County. He served as a Member of Parliament for Mandera Central Constituency from 2002 to 2007 and as the first senator from Mandera County from 2013 to 2017. Kerrow also served as KANU's shadow finance minister in the ninth parliament, and as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget in the Senate. In February 2016, Kerrow replaced Senator Kipchumba Murkomen as a member of the Pan-African Parliament. In 2017, Billow Kerrow decided to retire from politics after 15 years saying it is "an appropriate time to re-evaluate and move on".

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Current Positions

A member of the 11th Parliament from March 28, 2013 to August 8, 2018

Committee Membership

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Parliamentary Activity

Billow Kerrow has made a total of 1474 speeches in the 11th Parliament.

Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. Could the Chairman of Committee just clarify that amendment? The Chairperson (
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Sen. Billow Mr. Chairman, Sir, I appreciate the questions raised by the Senator for Kakamega. Mr. Chairman, first, to respond to your query, the rearrangement of the schedules does not change the final figure. The total sharable revenue in the Bill remains Kshs190 billion and the conditional allocation remains Kshs20...
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Sen. Billowirrigation scheme, which is not quite complete, called Oluch Kimira Irrigation Scheme, that is funded by the African Development Bank (ADB). This is the Government’s contribution to that effort from the ADB. So, when you see something in Homa Bay, it is not that there is some misdirection of...
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Chairman, Sir, now we have three schedules as opposed to one schedule. That is the import of the amendment.(Question of the amendment proposed) The Chairperson (
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Again, I will not put the question at this point. So, we will proceed. Sen. Billowbudgeting at a much earlier stage, so that when it finally arrives here we can actually audit it and find out whether it is in line with the planning process that we, ourselves, have husbanded...
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to support the Chairman of the Committee for this amendment, but really emphasize here that my support goes beyond just the rearrangement. After looking at it critically, I have found that compared to the Bill, the Committee has improved on the management of the conditional...
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

The Chairperson (
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Sen. Billow
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Sen. Billow Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am just being adventurous. Whereas the Whips will be trying to whip the Senators who out there having coffee, in the meantime, you would use Standing Order No.1 to allow us to go into that stage on schedule. The Chairperson (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) : Sen....
Plenary Contribution 30th July 2013
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Tuesday, 30th July, 2013 - Afternoon Sitting

Mr. Chairman, Sir, I just wanted to inform the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs that, although my good brother, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was talking about Homa Bay derogatorily, actually we have a huge July 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES
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