Mutava Musyimi

Hon. Musyimi Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, given that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2017) had been passed by the National Assembly, amended by the Senate and subsequently defeated when the Mediation Committee failed to agree on a version of the...

Hon. Musyimi

Hon. Musyimi Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, given that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2017) had been passed by the National Assembly, amended by the Senate and subsequently defeated when the Mediation Committee failed to agree on a version of the...

Hon. Musyimi

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2017 be now read a Third Time. I also wish to request the Hon. Member for Garissa Township to second.

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2017) be now read a Third Time. I beg to request the Hon. Member for Garissa Township to second.

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2017 be now read a Third Time. I also wish to request the Hon. Member for Garissa Township to second.

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2017) be now read a Third Time. I beg to request the Hon. Member for Garissa Township to second.

Hon. Musyimi I am much obliged, Hon. Speaker. It will be a great disservice if we did not say no as a House. This is because the idea that we can give more money to the county governments, people who are misusing what we have already given, is totally immoral...

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the consideration of Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Financial Year 2017/18 and the Medium Term, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, March...

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I am happy to concur. My only problem is that we are acting outside the law and the laid down procedure. The law is very clear as to how amendments must come to this House. We spent a lot of time whether we were dealing with...

Hon. Musyimi I can confirm that this matter never came to my Committee. I saw it for the first time in the House this afternoon.

Hon. Musyimi I thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: Hon. MusyimiTHAT, the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.9 of 2017) be now read a Second Time. After the approval of the Supplementary Estimates by the National Assembly, the Budget and Appropriations Committee is charged with the responsibility...

Hon. Musyimi Much obliged. I want to thank Hon. Members for their very positive engagement. Perhaps just to make one point that I made yesterday, if the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health was a member in this honourable House, the strike that has taken forever would not have taken that...

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.9 of 2017) , and its approval thereof without amendment. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) [The Speaker...

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.9 of 2017) be now read the Third Time. I want to request Hon. ole Sakuda to second.

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2017) , be now read a Second Time. I do not need to stress that this is a very important Bill. The significance of this Bill lies in the...

Hon. Musyimi Thank you for indulging me, Hon. Speaker. I wish to read to this House the recommendations of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the amendments to the Finance Bill 2015 and the Excise Duty Bill, 2015. Hon. MusyimiA certified version of this ReportMy Committee was requested to consider...

Hon. Musyimi Thank you for indulging me, Hon. Speaker. I wish to read to this House the recommendations of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the amendments to the Finance Bill 2015 and the Excise Duty Bill, 2015. Hon. MusyimiA certified version of this ReportMy Committee was requested to consider...

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.05 of 2015) and its approval thereof without amendment. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) [The Temporary...

Hon. Musyimi Hon.Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.05 of 2015) be now read the Third Time. I also request Hon. David Were to second.

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I do not have very much to say except to express my appreciation to this hon. House. They have not disappointed. They have understood that the fundamental issue is about the role of the Senate in the budget-making process. (Hon. Gethenji consulted with Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla)...

Hon. Musyimi I stand guided hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I wish to move the amendments as circulated. The document circulated is proposing three amendments. One of them is that the total figure of Kshs1,508,517,181,340 has changed. It will be less by the figure of Kshs3.3025 billion and the new figure...

Hon. Musyimi I recommend that we reduce the recurrent allocations for use of goods and services under the policing services programme and the National Cohesion Department of the State Department for Interior by Kshs71 million and Kshs80 million, respectively. I recommend that we reduce the capital allocations for construction of...

Hon. Musyimi Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand indebted to my colleagues for their very educated and helpful interventions and the various comments that they have made in respect of the Estimates. I just want to take this opportunity to say that we will continue to support the programmes of...

Hon. Musyimi Thank you, hon. Speaker. I have heard what my good friend, Hon. Chepkong’a, Member for Ainabkoi and the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, has said. He is a man whom I have a lot of respect for, as I have for all the...

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, you hear me to be saying that I think it is important to give it enough time because information is coming out that we need to hear. It is part of the Constitution we adopted. This is not an easy Constitution to implement. Anybody else sitting...

Hon. Musyimi If you are open to the suggestion that the Budget and Appropriations Committee meets with the chairpersons of the committees and some Members of those committees, together with Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries, as the case may be, then that to me would be a priority. Once those...

Hon. Musyimi On a point of order, hon. Speaker.

Hon. Musyimi Given the importance of the Budget to the country, would I be in order, Hon. Speaker, to humbly suggest that this House be recalled on Tuesday next week so that we have time to consult? (Applause)(Applause)

Hon. Musyimi On a point of order, hon. Speaker.

Hon. Musyimi I am very glad that we have finally drawn a conclusion to this debate. My only concern is that I am not sure that the ingredients are in place as to who meets who. We need to hear your guidance, Hon. Speaker. We know that we will be...

Hon. Musyimi Much obliged. Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 27th May, 2015:- The Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2015.

Hon. Musyimi Thank you, hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2015 laid on the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 27th May, 2015. I thank you. ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Musyimi Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate Amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2015) be now considered. Hon. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to, on behalf of Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, rehearse...

Hon. Musyimi I am much obliged, hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank the hon. Members for their very substantive and concrete contributions on this matter of the amendments by the Senate. I thank the Members because they are sure that we should reject the amendments. We reject the...