Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 421 to 430 of 672.

• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Right from the onset, I would like to say that I support this Bill. I would, however, like to pose a few generalities. First, this is a technical Bill. As we look through this Bill, we must do so with a tooth-comb because it is about the future of Kenya. It is about safeguarding the resources of Kenya. If this Bill is done well and it gets enacted, we will be able to tame the public debt. There is a lot of collusion between procurement officers in public service and contractors. ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Bill, I expect that we will be in a position to increase transparency, accountability, public confidence and procedures that the Government uses in providing services. This Bill also highlights the issue of facilitation and promotion of the local industry and economic development in general. We need to be fair to this Bill. In the current times, we have seen international companies get contracts to do major projects in this country. The question that we must pose as a House is this: Are we walking the talk of empowering local Kenyans in terms of improving both the country and self? Part ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, we should alter the enforcement of this law, so that those disadvantaged groups can access Government contracts just like any other Kenyans. The 30 per cent requirement is anchored in the Constitution of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, the other thing is about road contractors. What sanctions have been provided against them? Most of the contractors register many companies. As soon as the Government de-registers one company, they move on with another company. Every time they tender, they win the contracts. Hon. Speaker, within this Bill, the term ‘corruption’ has not been defined. The Bill alludes to the meaning assigned to ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: management system for National and county governments. However, what must come out clearly is the technical assistance that the National Treasury must provide to both levels of Government as well as public institutions. view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority is a very important body being established through this Bill. The Bill provides for a mode of presenting complaints, keeping a record of those prohibited to undertake contracts, market prices and benchmarked prices. One of the difficulties we experience in this country, particularly in the area of procurement, is lack of a common database that could quickly be accessed, so that you can know the value of a particular item with a view to assessing whether a particular individual is worthy of undertaking that contract. Lack of such common standards or ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: public officers within the counties, including the governors, the chief officers and the county executives? The other problems that my colleagues have alluded to are insider-trading and disposal of assets. We must help to provide for a smooth procurement process and proper administration of public funds, if this Bill should be seen to be of public good. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Bill provides for basic procurement rules. That is good in itself because all and sundry can know that if they break those rules, they can face the law. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to bring to the notice of the House that on the morning of Saturday, 14th February, 2015, hon. Philip Godana, a former Member of Parliament for Moyale who served from 1988 to 1992, was killed in his House in Syokimau, Machakos County. Four men broke into his House and executed him in front of his family, including his mother of 90 years. What we have so far established is that 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. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: the criminals had the sole intent of eliminating hon. Godana. It took the police many hours to respond to the distress call. As a community, we wish to thank the President and the Deputy President because as soon as they heard about the incident, they got in touch with us, as the leaders of the community. We also wish to thank the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) who helped in the interment of the deceased in the area of Sololo. Hon. Speaker, five days after that incident, we have not seen any serious attempt by the police to take ... view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support this Bill. From the outset, what I want to say is that doing the same thing all over again; the same way and same formula, we should not expect different results. The Auditor-General’s Office is established under Article 229 clearly on auditing and reporting. But what has happened in recent times? It is as if this office does not exist. I believe with this Bill, we are kicking some life into that office. This is because lack of Auditor-General’s Office in any country is looking in the ... view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: there will be no follow up and there will be no recourse to court. In the process a country such as ours would become a paragon of corruption. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, all hon. Members who have spoken before are pointing out that by making this office independent, by making it efficient and effective, it means we want to rein in corruption. We want--- view