11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Last week, our sister from Kilifi County complained about what the President said in paragraph 12 of his Address. According to me, the President was just speaking the truth about what had happened in the country. I beg your permission to read. It says: “The sitting Deputy President became the candidate of opposition and the leader of opposition became the candidate of the Government. As things would be, the opposition candidate won the election and became the President and the President became the leader of Opposition Party” This is very true and it is the situation in the country but ...
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
The pending bills as at August, 2022 were around Kshs504 billion and a huge number of that money belong to Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO). Most of these companies are start-ups which operate on borrowed funds. This leads to delay of completion of projects. Their payments are always pushed to the next financial year which leads to accrued charges resulting to higher interests. If they are ever paid, most of the interest goes back to pay the loans. That is what the youths are going through.
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
This House should work together to ensure that these funds get a way of getting to the beneficiaries in a very good manner. I am happy that the President mentioned on paragraph 28 that they will leverage on technology in the management of disbursement of the ‘Hustler’ Fund. I support this Address.
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
I want to remind the minority that this Government has only been in place for 28 days and not 100 days. That is why the President has not implemented anything. My brother from Homa Bay County stood here and said that the President talked about savings in this country. He also mentioned that other people are saving in different ways. If he followed the President’s Address today at the National Securities Exchange (NSE), he would have noted that the President encouraged the NSE to incorporate each and every Kenyan. We should encourage the President. They are in the minority to ...
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