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The Nexus Between the National Assembly and the Census Process NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISSUE 003 SEPTEMBER 2019 Inside: Hoja ya Utaratibu! Our Standing Orders will soon be in Kiswahili A Stalemate in the Division of Revenue Bill? Is there a reprieve for Counties in the interim? Joint Committee Pushes for A Section of Mt. Elgon Forest to be Degazetted The Nexus Between The National Assembly 1 and The CensusISSUE 003 Process - SEPTEMBER 2019 Foreword take this opportunity to welcome you to the 3rd Departmental Committee on Lands tabled a Report issue of our monthly newsletter, National Assem- in the House that recommended the variation of the bly e-newsletter. Mt. Elgon Forest Reserve through the degazettement I of 4,647 hectares. This is carried on page 8 of the Having carried out the 2019 census on the night of newsletter. 24/25, the lead story for this issue is the Nexus be- tween the National Assembly and the Census Pro- Among other stories, this issue carries an article on cess. the on-going process of translating the National As- sembly Standing Orders into Kiswahili. During the period covered, the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee Hon. Kimani Finally, in our pictorial page, we feature among oth- Inchung’wa sponsored a Bill to enable country gov- ers the high level official visit by the Speaker of the ernments’ access minimum revenue in the event that National Assembly Hon. Justin Muturi to the Parlia- the two Houses do not agree on the Division of Rev- ment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan . Other enue Bill in time. A story on this is carried on page pictures are those of the Public Investments Com- 6. We also feature an article enumerating the reasons mittee (PIC) sittings held in Mombasa and Commit- behind the opposition to the recommended acqui- tee on Land public participation exercise in Kinango sition of National Bank of Kenya (NBK) by Kenya Constituency. Commercial Bank (KCB), emanating from a report Enjoy your reading. tabled by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Further, a joint sitting of the Departmental Commit- Mr. Michael R. Sialai, EBS tee on Environment and Natural Resources and the Clerk of The National Assembly of Kenya 2 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY E-NEWS Contents The Nexus Between The National EDITORIAL TEAM Assembly and The Census Process 4 Peter Chemweno - Team Leader Mainah Wanjiku A Stalemate in the Division of Joe Okong’o Revenue Bill? Is there a reprieve for 6 Salem Lorot Counties in the interim? James M. Macharia Laureen Wesonga A Section of Mt. Elgon Forest to be Winnie Kiziah Degazetted 8 August Pictorial 10 4 Hoja ya Utaratibu! Our Standing Orders 12 will soon be in Kiswahili Lands Committee Set To Vet Nominees To The Second National 13 Lands’ Commission. House Committee set to review Legislation on Children Welfare 21 6 21 3 ISSUE 003 - SEPTEMBER 2019 The Nexus Between the National Assembly and the Census Process A census enumerator interviews a family during the 2019 National Census ince 1948, Kenya has been conducting its census observed in the collection of data by the Bureau. In every 10 years. This year, it was held between addition, it empowers the Cabinet Secretary, who 24th and 31st August. The National Assembly with the approval of the Cabinet, can now extend the Swas a key actor in ensuring that the National Hous- period within which the national census may be con- ing and Population Census (NHPC) was successful. ducted in certain circumstances in order to ensure Through the consideration and adoption of the Sta- that as many people as possible are captured. tistics Act ,2019, that was assented to by the Presi- dent on 14th August, 2019, the Assembly cleared the The Act further provides that the Kenya National Bu- existing legal gaps for an efficient census process to reau of Statistics employs electronic means in the col- be undertaken. lection of data. The Bureau conducted a purely elec- tronic census on the night of 24/25th August, 2019, Additionally, the Departmental Committee on Fi- to enhance the accuracy of the data collected during nance and National Planning, which is charged with the exercise. The Bureau faced some challenges when the oversight role of the State Department for Plan- conducting the census exercise in 2009 and it is from ning- where the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics the lessons learnt from the exercise that the Act was (KNBS), the body in charge of census sits- has taken amended in order to ensure that the exercise this year a keen interest in the preparation of the NHPC. was flawless. The Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2019 Budgetary Allocation The enactment of the Act ensures that the data ob- National Assembly’s Committee on Finance and Na- tained from the census process is as accurate as tional Planning oversights the State Department for possible. It also defines terms such as official statis- Planning where the Kenya National Bureau of Statis- tics, professional independence and sampling frame tics (KNBS) is under its purview. In this regard, the which are key in guiding the outcome of the process. Committee ensured that the Bureau had the requisite The Act also expands the scope of the Kenya Nation- budget to plan and execute the NHPC in the budgets al Bureau of Statistics and its capacity throughout for the fiscal year 2017/18 (Kshs. 2.8 billion), 2018/19 the country and also sets out the principles to be (Kshs. 6 billion) and 2019/20 (7.3 billion). This en- 4 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY E-NEWS abled the Bureau to carry out cartographic mapping, funds allocated for the activity were put to the right pilot census which was done in 2018, procurement use and also impressed on the Bureau to ensure that of the electronic gadgets and other material required the recruitment of the census personnel was done in for the activity, advocacy (including meetings with a free and fair manner to ensure that only qualified stakeholders and media advertisements), recruit- and deserving Kenyans were given the chance to con- ment and training of census personnel, organizing duct the exercise. for security, transportation and the actual census activity. Sensitization Engagement with the Bureau As people’s representatives, all Members of Parlia- ment have been at the centre of sensitizing con- The Committee also had various engagements with stituents and the country at large about the census the State Department for Planning and the Kenya exercise and how it aids in policy formulation by the National Bureau of Statistics to find out the status of Government and in its planning for the citizenry at preparation for the NHPC. Through the interaction, large. the Committee also sought to find out whether the THE KENYA NATIONAL HOUSING & POPULATION CENSUS Exercise was first done IMPORTANT in Kenya in the year Takes place every DATES The 2019 exercise began in August 14th August, 2019 years on the night of The Statistics Act (Ammended), 2019 was ascented by the president to clear gaps identified in the 2009 census DAYS This years census was the to carry out enumeration first ever ‘paperless’ census process that employed the use of 7 to compile, smart mobile devices to analyse data and collect and transmit census release results data digitally MONTHS3 Ksh Amount4.6bn that was set aside for pre-enumeration processes Ksh 3.5bn Amount that was set aside to purchase 164,700 mobile devices to be used for enumeration THE Ksh 13.7bn Budget for the actual COST enumeration process with Kshs 231 Million budgeted for post enumeration processes Total Kenyans counted Ksh 18.5bn in the 2009 Census Total estimated cost for the entire 38,610,097 census process Projected estimated figure for the 2019 National Census 47,000,000 5 ISSUE 003 - SEPTEMBER 2019 A Stalemate in the Division of Revenue Bill? Is there a Reprieve for Counties in the Interim? The leader of the majority in The National Assembly Hon. Aden Duale weighs in on the issue during the 19 Member Joint Mediation Committee of Both Houses of Parliament on the Division of Revenue Bill (No. 2) of 2019. Looking on is the leader of the minority in The National Assembly Hon. John Mbadi. ounty governments will be able to access their Senate shall, by resolution, divide fifteen percent of minimum share of revenue in the event that all revenue collected by the national government the Division of Revenue Bill is not enacted among the county governments within seven days Cbefore the commencement of the next financial year. after the tenth day of June. The division of the fif- This will be possible if the Public Finance Manage- teen percent of the revenue shall be in accordance ment (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. with the most recent resolution made by Parliament 63 of 2019) sponsored by the Chairperson of the under Article 217 of the Constitution (the basis for Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Kima- allocating among the counties the share of national ni Ichung’wah, is enacted into law. revenue). The amount shall be calculated on the ba- sis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue Stage One: Senate passes a resolution to divide 15% received by the national government as approved by of all revenue collected by the national government the National Assembly. among the county governments Stage Two: The National Assembly votes to ap- The Bill provides that in the event that the Division prove the Senate resolution of Revenue Act for the next financial year has not been passed by Parliament by the tenth day of June Within five days after the Senate passes a resolution, of the previous financial year, both the Senate and the Speaker of the Senate shall refer the resolution the National Assembly will be involved in putting in and a schedule outlining the division of revenue place interim measures to allow county governments among the county governments to the Speaker of to access their minimum share of revenue.
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