29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker Sir, finally, because I know many of our colleagues want to speak on this issue, I have said that Section 58 of our Standing Orders is one of the options that I want to consider as I make a decision on this.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Finally, there are a few challenges on how you guide this project home. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. may know that apart from being granted an opportunity to exercise authority on people who have misappropriated funds, we are also the leaders of this country. This is where we are expected to make a decision on this MES issue. We can deal with the thugs who misled Kenyans into getting into this arrangement but as well appreciate that if I go---. I was in Kericho Hospital about a month ago and I saw the usefulness of some of that equipment. We cannot ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two points I do not want my colleagues to lose me on. One is that, this Report as it is on the page of recommendations, is not satisfactory. It cannot be supported as it is.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
I have given my way out. I have said that I aim to achieve two things out of that Ksh11.4 million of taxpayers’ money that has been spent. One, nail the culprits. Secondly and most importantly, we live in this country and there is nobody else that will make decisions for Kenyans. There is nobody else who will rescue your counties to ensure that they at least get services, although it is difficult to get value for money in this project. This Report has failed to address issues of ensuring that the machines are working, that we get what we ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Some of these technical issues include where certain counties, after signing the contract, have not gone ahead to build the spaces where this equipment can be used.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Failure to satisfactorily get a way out of the answers, I am willing to exercise Standing Order No. 58, which will force me to wait for another six months or to convince you because that Standing Order allows you to vary. I do not have to wait for six months. In the worst-case scenario, if this Report fails today, we can still do our amendments as you had proposed in a time, less than those six months.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Those are my two proposals and I hope as our colleagues raise issues on this Report, they will guide us and tell us. Please take us home on those two issues.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cherargei says the application of Standing Order No.58 is after six months. In Standing Order No.58 (2)(i) it is actually ‘within.’ It gives the Speaker the option to review the matter even before the period of six months lapses, if that is the route he wants to take.
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today Thursday, 24th September 2020 - The Public Finance Management (Parliamentary Car Loan (Staff) Scheme Fund) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, Legal Notice No. 184. The Public Finance Management (Parliamentary Mortgage (Members) Scheme Fund) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, Legal Notice No.185. The Public Finance Management (Parliamentary Car Loan (Members) Scheme Fund) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, Legal Notice No.186. The Public Finance Management (Parliamentary Mortgage (Staff) Scheme Fund) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, Legal Notice No.187.
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