Dullo Fatuma Adan

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Entries 641 to 650 of 2044.

• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: The Committee, while undertaking its enquiry, established that the supply of medical equipment to Level 4 and Level 5 facilities in the counties was initially conceptualised as Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The total cost of the project, including infrastructural support, was to be Kshs4.3 billion, then per year, over a period of 10 years. Out of Kshs4.3 billion, the national Government through the Ministry of Health, was to pay Kshs1 billion. The national Government, through the National Treasury viability gap finding, was to pay Kshs2 billion, while the county governments were to pay Kshs1.5 billion, translating to roughly Kshs31 million per ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: The Committee further recommended that culpable officers, who bear the greatest responsibility, be barred from holding public office. The Committee also noted with concern the opaque manner in which procurement under the MES project was done. Article 227(1) of the Constitution provides that- “When a state organ or any other public entity contracts for goods and services, it shall do so in accordance with a system that is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective.” From the investigations, the Committee established that the Ministry of Health procured the services of financial and legal consultants directly and in a manner that did ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Section 17 of the Office of the Attorney General Act obligates the Government Ministries to seek the approval of the Attorney General before procuring the services of an external legal consultant. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee also noted with concern the opaque manner in which procurement under MES project was done. Article 227 (1) of the Constitution provides that when a state organ or any other public entity contracts for goods and services, it shall do so in accordance with the system that is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost effective for the investigations. Therefore, clearly, you will see that ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: document and all that. However, at the end, they said that they do not have the power of attorney, and they ended up signing the contract. The Committee, therefore, recommended that the circumstances under which the tender was awarded to GE East Africa is in contravention of The Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act and the requirement in the tender document be investigated. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as for the financial advisors, the Ministry of Health retained the services of PKF and SPA, who developed the public sector comparator that formed the basis for the awarding of contracts under MES. Further, ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Committee recommends that the Office of the Auditor General undertakes an urgent audit of the entire project, including how the funds, so far, paid by the county governments have been used, the state of the equipment and the extent to which the project has met its objectives, and recommend to the Senate the best way forward and report back to the Senate within six months from the date of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee during the inquiry established a blatant violation of the Constitution and the laws. For instance, the Office of the Controller of Budget (CoG) has ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: plough back into health services. Why can other counties not follow suit? Some counties received the equipment and have still kept them in boxes, five years down the line. County governors must stand up and perform their duties as expected under the Constitution and the law. County governors must not double speak, so that when something favors them, they support and when it appears it is against them, they run all over lamenting. The quality of leadership in the counties must improve. In the counties we visited, most of the equipment is still in the boxes. Governors have signed MOUs ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the dialysis equipment in the whole country is working. Now that the Project is on its fifth year, the Committee recommends that county governors do whatever is in their power and operationalize the use of the equipment for the benefit of the public. As already noted, the Committee has established that county governments have not embraced the MES Project with the exception of a few. The Committee directs the county governments to utilize the equipment that is lying unused in county hospitals. The Committee further urges county governments to urgently put the equipment to use for the ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Project. In the event that the contract is not extended, there needs to be a post-MES strategy, so that the investment does not go to waste. Accordingly, the Committee recommends that an audit be undertaken and a fresh engagement commenced in order to streamline the national Government and county governments, to analyze and formulate a way forward on the MES Project. In undertaking this audit, the Committee proposes the establishment of a multi- sectoral committee comprising a representative of the Ministry of Health (MOH), representation of the Council of Governors (CoG), a representative of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move. I call upon Sen. Wetangula to second the Report. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you. view