{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=160665","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=160663","results":[{"id":1624832,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624832/?format=json","text_counter":47,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Proceed, Sen. Abass."},{"id":1624833,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624833/?format=json","text_counter":48,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abass","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee observed that- (1) Branding public projects and vehicles with individual names or images translates to personalization of public resources. (2) The display of information on projects and buildings is guided by the Physical and Land Use Planning Act, Cap. 303; the Urban Areas and Cities Act Cap. 275; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Cap. 236A and its Public Health and Safety Regulations; the National Construction Authority Act Cap. 118 and its Building Code, 2024. Additionally, the Site Board Guide by the National Construction Authority (NCA) explicitly highlights the required details to be displayed on project sites. (3) Using public funds to brand projects and vehicles with the names or images of public officers amounts to misuse of public resources and goes against the principles of transparency and prudent financial management as set out in Sections 79 and 162 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee recommended that- (1) Public officers, including governors, MCAs and officials at both national and county levels should strictly adhere to the laws guiding conduct of public officers, including the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the Public Service (Values and Principles) Act, 2015, the Public Officer Ethics Act, Cap. 183 and the Leadership and Integrity Act, Cap. 185C. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1624834,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624834/?format=json","text_counter":49,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Abass","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(2) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in collaboration with the Office of the Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget (CoB), should enforce strict compliance with constitutional and statutory provisions governing integrity, accountability and the proper use of public resources. (3) The EACC should within 30 days upon tabling of this Report, provide a report to the Senate on the status of the interventions and measures taken to restrain public officers from branding public projects, vehicles or assets with their names, images or personal symbols. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I wish to move the Motion and request that the House adopts the report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on the Petition regarding branding of public projects with images of governors and MCAs branding county vehicles. I request Sen. Kisang to second."},{"id":1624835,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624835/?format=json","text_counter":50,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kisang","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to second this particular Motion. This is a very important Motion that has arisen as a result of a Petition. If you go across our counties, you will see photos of governors and MCAs everywhere being branded across, saying what they have done for the people. It is important to tell the governors and the MCAs that when projects are undertaken within their areas, it is as a result of the resources that have been appropriated by this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we were fighting for Kshs465 billion to go to the counties. Eventually, during the Mediation Committee between the National Assembly and Senate, we settled at Kshs415 billion. The resources going to the counties are not from the pockets of the governors or the MCAs, but resources that have been appropriated by both the Senate and the National Assembly and own-source revenue by the counties. Some vehicles and buses are also branded with names of Members of the National Assembly funded by the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF). The patron is Honourable so and so. For 10 years, when I was Member of Parliament (MP) for Marakwet West, I bought 10 buses and my name is not printed on the buses, same to the projects that we undertook using NG-CDF for the 10 years. The only place where my name would appear is when I go to open. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that we tell them that these are resources that have been appropriated. They are public resources. If they want to put their names, they can use their own salaries or be philanthropic and maybe use resources from elsewhere. Otherwise, the people know that if you have been a governor for the last 10 years and projects have been undertaken, you can launch them and put your names not photos. Many projects have been done by the national Government, but we have never seen photos of the President on them."},{"id":1624836,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624836/?format=json","text_counter":51,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" What is your point of order, Senator for Meru?"},{"id":1624837,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624837/?format=json","text_counter":52,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to speak to the transition between the Chairperson, Sen. Abass and the Seconder of the Motion. I do not know how he got the Floor. I did not hear the chair say--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, you did not authorise. He just got the microphone through some other means."},{"id":1624838,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624838/?format=json","text_counter":53,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1624839,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624839/?format=json","text_counter":54,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Sen. Sifuna spoke off record)"},{"id":1624840,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624840/?format=json","text_counter":55,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Go back to the HANSARD, Sen. Sifuna."},{"id":1624841,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1624841/?format=json","text_counter":56,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Senator for Meru, while you were consulting with me, Sen. Abass requested Sen. Kisang to second. Since I could not speak while you were talking to me, I nodded, giving permission for him to proceed. So, conclude, please."}]}