Francis Kuria Kimani

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the consideration of the following—

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Considering how important this Bill is, especially to Members that are affected by the Equalisation Fund, I indulge you to defer this business to a later date.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new Clause 1A and 1B be now read a Second Time. These New Clauses came out of public participation. We have had county governments failing to remit statutory deductions to the respective entities like Pay as...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Yes. I mentioned technology transfer which is contained in clauses 14 to 16. They have indicated a very good framework of how start-ups will engage in technology transfer. Another challenge we have is that Kenyans come up with very good ideas that can solve problems,...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I would like to congratulate my two friends, Hon. CPA, Irene Mayaka and Hon. Crystal Asige, for bringing this very progressive Bill. This clearly demonstrates that when young people of this country are given a...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have not read the Bill verbatim. One challenge I have seen when doing public participation, and I am speaking from experience, is that laws are drafted in a complex way and most Kenyans do not understand them. That is...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. So, those who follow my debates in Parliament, when we meet on the streets, say that they understand how drafting of Bills is done. This is better than just throwing words around and not referring to the Bill.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Two very important documents inform the budget process of the national Government and county governments. The Budget Policy Statement is for the national Government and the County Fiscal Strategy Paper is for county governments. Current provisions in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act provide only...