Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2121 to 2130 of 17810.

• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think what the Chair is recommitting should be Clause 8(a). Mine states that both county and national governments cannot procure goods and services three months to the general elections without the concurrence of the National Treasury. That is why we have huge pending bills because when governors were going to elections, they issued letters of award left, right and centre. When they lost, those who came in said they were not going to pay those bills. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: That is why many Kenyans are suffering. They worked and with the change of guard at the governors’ level, they did not get their money. I agree with the Chair that there is another aspect which we need to move in terms of the fiscal framework, only if he does not touch mine on Clause 8(b). It is good to be specific. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: His county is in the process of dissolution and there is no government there. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has submitted signatures to the President who under the law is supposed to form a commission any time. So, there is nothing to agree on once the signatures are verified and presented. So, Hon. Mwadime, you have to wait until the commission brings its report and you go for a by election or not. So, do not pollute those of us who have governors who have refused to pay. Your problem is more serious. It is like we are ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: So, this law is very important and it will help Kenyans. Today, there is no money in the pockets of many Kenyans because of pending bills. If county governments and the national Government can pay the pending bills, there will be a lot of money with the Kenyan families. People who were rich and doing good as Hon. Omboko said cannot have food on their table or take their children to school, yet they had Kshs60 or Kshs70 million before the advent of devolution. Today, they are paupers just because county governments do not want to pay them. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Competition (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. This is another very important amendment Bill. As Members are aware, over the last few years, the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in our country have been experiencing challenges occasioned by delayed or non-payment of their goods and services by buyers and mainly retailers. I am talking about Kenyans who supply their goods and services to Nakumatt, Carrefour, Tuskys and may other big enterprises and what they go through in terms of pending bills. The unfortunate scenario is due to the superiority ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I will give you a good example. If a Kenyan SME is supplying vegetables to these big retail chains, they will tell him: “My friend, our terms is that we will pay you after 120 days. Secondly, you should do this.” Because of that big bargaining power, the SMEs become victims of this power given to the big retail contractors. So, what have these buyers done? This has led to even terminations. The moment they ask for their money after 90 or 120 days as per the contractual obligations, the big buyer will tell them that if they pester him, ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: morning I am told that the bank has gone under. I am speaking from experience. There are families which had all their savings in Chase Bank and Imperial Bank. Today, they cannot pay school fees for their children. This House must play a role. This bargaining power has slowed down the economy and resulted in forced lay-offs. Kenyans are just being told to go home. In addition, the delayed payment or non-payment of suppliers has led to increased non-performance of loans. A Kenyan has gone to a bank, borrowed money and you tell him that you will pay him after ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: The Chairman is here. We asked the underwriters why they cannot come and explain this. They said that they cannot do that because the brokers are the ones who create business for them. Every underwriter was scared of the brokers. They could not come to explain the problems that they face. It is the same with those Kenyan suppliers. They cannot complain against Nakumatt and big companies because they have the power of bargaining and they are scared that they will lose business. They are scared of being blacklisted by the errant suppliers, contractors or all the other buyers. They ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the proposed amendments in the Bill aim at deepening the Authority’s capacity or capability to deal with all forms of restrictive trade practices. You supply goods to somebody and he tells you that he would pay you after 120 days, 160 days or 290 days. Tell me which supermarket you can walk into and you are given goods on credit. The goods you buy are supplied by Kenyan citizens who are told that they would be paid after 160 days or 190 days. If they complain and ask for their money, those companies or contractors abuse ... view