Billow Kerrow

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• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: April 20, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 619 view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: We must allocate money to sectors that will improve the living standards of the poor. At this point in time, when there is famine and drought, we expect more money to go to the health and education sectors instead of being moved from such dockets.With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As one hon. Member mentioned here, I think some of us are shedding crocodile tears for northern Kenya. An hon. Member put it very aptly, that when those who are in the Government, and are in charge of resources and prepare the Budget, stand before us in this House and tell us that the Government should allocate more money to this area, knowing well that this House has no authority at all to reduce or alter the Budget by one shilling, they are engaging in hypocracy. It is, indeed, unfortunate that we have ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had 25 minutes left. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr.--- view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It has been a while since we were here. Last week, I talked about the peculiar nature of the Anglo Leasing contract. In particular, all the contracts had certain characteristics which were uniform. They all involved supply and finance of contracts. The people who were suppliers were the same ones who were arranging for the finances. The second aspect is that they were all camouflaged as security contracts, even where the contract involved non-security matters. For instance, where it involved the meterological and postal services. Those were all camouflaged as security contracts. I want to dwell ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, indeed, asked for the minutes of the Cabinet which showed that it sat to approve projects relating to Anglo Leasing and Finance Company in 2001. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the contract that has been mentioned about the Forensic Science Laboratories was, indeed, signed on 15th August, 2001. We carried out an examination of the Controller and Auditor-General's Report on the passport issuing equipment deal. When it comes to examining the Controller and Auditor-General's Report on the Forensic Science Laboratories contract, anybody who has copies of the minutes will, indeed, appreciate that they show the fact that the ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of political culpability and the role of the Ministers lends credence to what has been said by Mr. Githongo in the evidence that he provided to us, that several Ministers knew about the irregularities of these contracts and attempted to either cover them up or block investigations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to deal with the role of the Treasury or the Ministry of Finance in these Anglo Leasing contracts. The PS admitted in evidence submitted before this Committee that his Ministry has more or less abdicated its responsibilities with regard to ... view
• 6 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even as we wait for the Public Procurement and Disposal Act to be operationalized, some of the Permanent Secretaries use their powers or offices to direct State corporations to procure goods and services without going through the procurement procedures. A good example is the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). I would like to lay on the Table, documents showing a letter which was written by the Permanent Secretary on 16th December to the Managing Director of the KPLC directing him, among other things, to directly purchase poles from local farmers without going through the procurement process. ... view
• 6 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. First and foremost, I want to take this early opportunity to congratulate the Deputy Leader of Government Business, Ms. Karua, for her positive contribution in support of the Motion. However, I want to clarify some issue here so that Members can be very clear in their minds. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. John Githongo was a Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President in charge of Ethics and Governance. He was required to report directly to the President. He was appointed to that position because they believed ... view