5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to support this Bill. The moment we pass it, it will be a landmark for the development of our country. First, it will promote the development of large projects like roads. When you engage in Public and Private Partnership, it will boost the Government, whenever funding is not sufficient for the construction of large-scale projects. This Bill has prescribed a procedure for engagement, which is important. This procedure will lead to creation of proper regulations that will guide the private partnership engagement in a harmonized way. I have read about ...
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, unless we have such a Bill, we are losing in big way. This is because most people with a lot of capital are not just seated in Kenya waiting for the sun to set, but are going outside looking for opportunities to invest in the countries that have proper laws on such engagements.
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
I also support what Sen. Wambua said, that these private engagements---
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
I congratulate Sen. Madzayo. Those are the benefits of engaging in ‘handshake’ matters.
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, allow me to continue. I congratulate my great friend, Sen. Madzayo, and the rest in advance. Save me from this noisemaker called Sen. Cherargei.
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Do not allow him, he wants to cut me short. I want to continue. Allow me to conclude.
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Yes, I understood. I had actually said that our colleagues really deserve this. They are hardworking, and apart from hardworking, there are processes that make things happen.
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
That was just a by the way. I withdraw that and say congratulations and good work.
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5 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, allow me to finish what I was saying. There is a point to note here. The private partnership engagement will enable us to benefit from research. More often than not, you will find very important research findings in the public sector, but there are challenges to implement such research findings because of lack of funding. However, when we engage the private sector, such research findings can easily be implemented to support development more so in the area of technology. Madam Deputy Speaker, you and I were at Moi University. You can remember that most of the research ...
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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