16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am just interested in the number of turnout in the National Assembly today and this is not a constitutional Bill. Could Members who have not been attending declare their interest in this matter because it is a betting Bill? I always come in at five. Can they declare their interest in this matter?
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15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I would also like to support the amendment.
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15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Yes, I am around. This supports ease of doing business. Immediately after the Committee has completed its work, you move faster to the next stage of the execution. This has happened in countries like Rwanda where public private partnerships are working smoothly.
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9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity. I thank the Committee for having done a thorough job to investigate matters related to the Tassia II Project. The genesis of the fight at the NSSF is the tendering process for the development and purchase of the Tassia II Project to the tune of Kshs2.2billion which was later escalated to Kshs5billion. The war at the NSSF with regard to this project was whether the tendering process was done according to the law or fictitiously. I remember a member of the Board of Trustee, the COTU Secretary-General, Mr. Francis Atwoli, went ...
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9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
I thank the Committee Members because they have delved into this matter and exposed the weaknesses of the tendering process. In this Report, they pinpoint one company securing all the major projects at the NSSF. How come other companies with similar capacities in this country did not secure those contracts? We want to know the network of the China Jiangxi International Kenya Limited. In this Report, the Committee Members have concluded that contrary to Section 42 of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, every major tender worth billions of shillings at the NSSF was given to the same company. There ...
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9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
I want to thank the Committee again for having recommended that this matter be investigated further by the EACC and individuals involved should face the law. The Committee has done a wonderful job. The NSSF has been used for a long time as a cash cow. I remember several Cabinet Ministers used to grab Government land, access the NSSF Board, negotiate and sell the same land to the NSSF, so that they could enrich themselves. 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.
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9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
This is what happened with the Tassia II Project. There was no approval in the Report for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) as should have been done according to the law. An approval must come from the CS, the National Treasury. A section of the NSSF Board was engaged in illegal and unethical behaviour when they awarded the tender because this fell under the PPP. There was no approval. Finally, I would like to commend the Committee for proposing that Section 49 of the NSSF Act be amended to allow for approval of any investment of the Fund by the ...
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2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like the Member who is on the Floor to justify or clarify how corruption is in this House. We are Hon. Members and this will not go down well with our electorate. Please, substantiate. If there is no substantiation, the Member should kindly withdraw and apologise without conditions.
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