Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Thank you, very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Wetangula for requesting this important Statement. It is important that the Committee on Energy clarifies the issues raised by Sen. Wetangula. One issue is very clear; with regard to the Turkana Wind Energy, we will need...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to make an observation.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Would you be more lax if the petition concerned any other county?

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Not at all, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Congratulations Sen. Halake. I am sure that you will not let down those who have spoken so well about you when the time comes. (Resumption of Debate on Statements) December 4, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 28

Very well. Proceed, Sen. Farhiya.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also support. Sen. Halake is diligent in terms of keeping the House alive. She has also been following up on Petitions, Motions on her County of Isiolo. If there is anybody that deserves to be in that Panel, it is Sen. Halake. Mr....

Thank you. You say that she keeps the House alive. Is it dead sometimes? (Laughter)

That is important.

Order! (Laughter)

Not at all, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

The vote will, therefore, be a voice vote. There will be no bell ringing for any amount of time. (Question put and agreed to)

Congratulations Sen. Halake. I am sure that you will not let down those who have spoken so well about you when the time comes. (Resumption of Debate on Statements) STATEMENTS ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON COUNTY PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS

Do we have any observations on the Report by the Chairperson of the Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have one concern. The Chairperson has recommended that Senators should be given facilities to do oversight. December 4, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 29

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday 29th November, 2018:- Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the county government’s infrastructure projects comprising county executive headquarters offices, assembly chambers, offices and county state...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the county government’s infrastructure projects comprising county executive headquarters offices, assembly chambers, offices and county state officer’s residence.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Madam Temporary Speaker, whereas we will, as a Committee, engage the questioner of this matter and try to get a proper response, this House must recall that we passed the County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) . This Act gives details of the expenditure ceilings for both...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud I am not, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am only trying to give guidance, because discussions have been taking place here.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud: You need to go and guide your Committee. (Several hon. Senators stood up in their places) Madam Temporary Speaker, with respect, I will ---

You need to go and guide your Committee. (Several hon. Senators stood up in their places)

There is a point of order from

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Hon. Senators, the last contributor to this Motion was Sen. Orengo, but I do not see him here; he still had 15 minutes. I will now allow Sen. Wetangula to contribute. Proceed, Sen. Wetangula. (Laughter)

That is allowed in our revised Standing Orders. You are allowed to follow your question to the Committee so that you can give more information and clarification. As the Committee Chair has said, I commit the Statement to the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order No.51 (1) (b) provides that at least once in every three months, a committee chairperson is expected to make a statement relating to the activities of the committee. In fulfillment of that provision, I wish to make a statement with regard to...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Much obliged. Madam Temporary Speaker, concerning petitions that have been considered by the Committee, a petition was referred to the Committee on 16th October, 2018, regarding the issuance of bank notes and coins so that visually impaired persons and blind people can use. The Committee invited the...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report and I ask Sen. Murkomen to second. [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki) in the Chair] REPORT AND THIRD READING THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I second. (Question proposed)

I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.29 of 2018) be now read a Third Time. I ask Sen. Murkomen to second.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I second. (Question proposed) November 21, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 32 DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 26 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: Nil

I direct that the doors be open and the Bars withdrawn. (The Doors were opened and Bars withdrawn) Next Order!

Very well. We now go to Order No.11, which is a Procedural Motion, and then, proceed accordingly as per the Order Paper. November 21, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 33 APPROVAL OF SENATOR TO SERVE IN SELECT COMMITTEES

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 20th November, 2018:-

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to second the Public Private Partnerships (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 52 of 2017) . This Bill is being amended to recognize county governments as the contracting agencies because there were no counties when the initial Act was enacted...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud The idea is, therefore, to provide for the counties as contracting agencies for them to take part in the PPP. The question that we need to ask is; why PPP? An increased demand for infrastructure like roads, water, telecommunication and power on government requires that we need...

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today Thursday, 15th November, 2018- The Report on the Public Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.52 of 2017) . (Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud laid the document on the Table)

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud I second, Mr. Deputy Speaker. (Laughter)

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud: Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank Members for contributing effectively to this Bill. As I said, the aim of this Bill is to add some extra funding from three donors to support counties through conditional grants. One thing that Members have said, which is...

Allocation of Revenue Act, 2018 (CARA) has to be amended to reflect the funds that will be generated from these development partners.Therefore, this amendment is important so as to regularise and facilitate the equalization of these funds by the respective beneficiary counties in the Financial Year 2018/ 2019.Mr. Deputy Speaker,...

As we moved on, there was need for a harmonized timeframe for this conditional allocation, so as to ensure productivity and credibility of the budget process. At the beginning, Treasury wanted us to include this money in The County Allocation of Revenue Act without being in The Division of Revenue...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to second that the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.29 of 2018) be read a Second Time. This is an extremely important amendment that we are making to the earlier Bill that was passed - The County Allocation of...

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Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today Thursday, 15th November, 2018- The Report on the Public Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.52 of 2017) . (Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud laid the document on the Table)

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud I second, Mr. Deputy Speaker. (Laughter)

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud: Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank Members for contributing effectively to this Bill. As I said, the aim of this Bill is to add some extra funding from three donors to support counties through conditional grants. One thing that Members have said, which is...

Allocation of Revenue Act, 2018 (CARA) has to be amended to reflect the funds that will be generated from these development partners.Therefore, this amendment is important so as to regularise and facilitate the equalization of these funds by the respective beneficiary counties in the Financial Year 2018/ 2019.Mr. Deputy Speaker,...

As we moved on, there was need for a harmonized timeframe for this conditional allocation, so as to ensure productivity and credibility of the budget process. At the beginning, Treasury wanted us to include this money in The County Allocation of Revenue Act without being in The Division of Revenue...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to second that the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.29 of 2018) be read a Second Time. This is an extremely important amendment that we are making to the earlier Bill that was passed - The County Allocation of...

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Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report.

Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mr. Temporary Speaker, I beg that The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.12 of 2018) be now read a Third Time. I ask Sen. (Eng.) Hargura to second.