Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I also rise to support this amendment and I am doing it out of experience. In the last Parliament when I was Member for Runyenjes Constituency, there was a road being done by the national Government in my constituency, and the county government decided to levy the contractor for every track of murram he was bringing to the road. This levy was going to make the cost of murram per track increase by almost 100 per cent. He could not continue with the work. For that reason, the road stalled for a very long time. So, I think ... view
• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, he is dealing with administrative issues here. The Ministry will know how to handle it if they want a separate department for PPP away from those roads funded by the Government or donors. That is up to the Ministry. We cannot administrate in the House which is what he is attempting to do. We are making laws. view
• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I listen to the Leader of the Majority Party and he knows very well that many times we like to listen to what he has to say, but this in my view should not be the case. In fact, a Master’s degree should just be an added advantage at the point of interview. Otherwise if we say that here, then we need to change all the other Executive Directors, if you ask me. We are even seeing whole governors of counties who are leading an entire government with a bare minimum of a degree. I want ... view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to thank all the Members that have made their contributions to this important Bill. Clearly, the numbers in the Chamber were not many, but it important to note that every single Member that has been sitting this afternoon has had a chance to contribute, support and most importantly, show the importance that this Bill plays in the growth of county governments. There is no doubt in our minds that over the years, we saw the Government as the only key player in ensuring that public infrastructure and services are ... view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: governments to engage with the private sector. We are trying to come up with a legal framework that will guide them on the how to do it and encourage more investors, not just in national projects, but also at the county level, so that we can create jobs and empower people at the grassroots. As I listened to the various contributions that were made, there is no doubt that support for this Bill has been there the whole afternoon. Many see the need to do this, but there were cautions that were thrown that we do not make this another ... view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Clause 6 of this Bill says that the CS may make regulations for the better implementation of PPP arrangements by county governments, including projects that may be undertaken by county governments, so that we are not leaving all projects open to PPP. So, there will be regulation of the kind of projects that will be there. I heard one person saying that we do not want PPPs that aim at providing simple services that we are able to provide. We should look more in terms of infrastructural development. There is also the contingent of liabilities that may be approved for ... view
• 17 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to beg that we step down this particular business until the next available allocated time. view
• 12 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to respond. But before I do so, allow me, being a Member of the Departmental Committee on Energy, to explain a bit of the process that took place from the time the Bill was committed to the Committee up to date, and how we came up with the Report. view
• 12 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Pursuant to Article 118(b) of the Constitution, and Standing Order No.127(3), Parliament is mandated to undertake public participation in its business, including legislative business. As a result, in fact, because of this legal requirement, the Committee put a notification that was placed in the mainstream print media on 22nd February 2018, informing the public that the Committee The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: was considering the Petroleum Bill, 2017 and invited them to submit any presentation they might have on the Bill. view