Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Committee took cognisance of Article 227 of our Constitution that requires state entities contracting for goods and services to do so through a process that is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost effective. Further, the Committee also considered Section 74 of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, which allows direct procurement subject to procurement entity meeting certain specific conditions. Section 74(1) of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act states that:- “A procurement entity may use direct procurement as allowed under sub-sections (2) or (3) as long as the purpose is not to avoid competition. A procurement ... view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (a) there is only one person who can supply goods, works or services being procured. view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (b) there is no reasonable alternative or substitute for the goods, works or services. (3) A procuring entity may use direct procurement if the following is not satisfied- view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (a) there is an urgent need for the goods, works or services being procured; view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (b) because of the urgency the other available methods of procurement are impracticable; and view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (c) the circumstances that gave rise to the urgency were not foreseeable and were not the result of dilatory conduct on the part of the procuring entity.” view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Committee considered the circumstances that gave rise to this tender in the light of Section 74 of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. The Committee noted that the country is currently faced with multiple security challenges The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: never witnessed before that threaten to compromise national security of our country. Examples include the multiple terrorist attacks at Westgate and various other sporadic attacks in Mpeketoni by Al Qaeda, Al Shabaab, the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) as well as our porous borders with Somalia. Hon. Speaker, this has led to the negative travel advisories being issued by some of our country’s business partners; these have impacted negatively on the tourist sector. This, therefore, confirms the urgency surrounding the choice of method of procurement and the fact that the magnitude of insecurity was not possibly foreseeable as per the requirement ... view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the urgency and the need to sort out the insecurity problem in this country were such that the other methods of procurement, save for direct procurement, were impracticable. The Committee notes that the security of the citizenry of this country should never be compromised or negotiated. The foregoing circumstances justify the direct procurement in this tender. view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, given the facts above, the Committee did not find any ulterior motive in the choice of Safaricom to implement this project. The company has the requisite financial capability and the experience in providing a telecommunication network and infrastructure in the entire country. Given the urgency and the precarious security situation in the country, Safaricom was the most appropriate entity to implement the project. The Committee was also satisfied that due diligence was carried out, and that the procurement process was above board, and all the necessary stakeholders were consulted. view