24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support.
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24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Bill. As well elaborated by the Leader of the Majority Party, this is a very good Bill. It follows the trajectory of the previous two Bills, the one on Asian widows and orphans and the one we passed a few minutes ago. The only difference is, having been established in 1979, we are giving the Institute a better life. As the Leader of the Majority Party has said, this Bill is updating a law whose history dates back to 1942 – those old colonial days of innovation. In 1979, ...
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24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Director-General or how the Board is supposed to be appointed. The Minister for Education, rather than the Minister responsible for industrialization, appoints one of the Board members to chair the Board. We find this kind of arrangement inappropriate since this is a research institute that is responsible for fostering development in the country. The main purpose of KIRDI is to conduct research and development. Development is the output that we all see when the Institute conducts research that results in innovation. I know most people in Kenya have not visited the Institute’s giant equipment centre on the way to South ...
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24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
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24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In Nairobi, KIRDI is located in two places: Along Kapiti Road and in South B. You are right but the Institute’s premises are on both roads.
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23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I wish to support the new clause by the Chairlady especially reading 75A (1) together with (2). It is important that a secretary be designated. In a set up like this one, if the secretary will have the capacity of an Advocate of the High Court especially with seven years standing, then this is a good suggestion. Therefore, I support.
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23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I wish to support the proposed new clause by the Chairlady. However, I am a bit reluctant in the line that the Chairlady has said because I am very much aware that it is only the 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.
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23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Constitution that can give powers to either a place or any organisation to set up an equivalent of a court. For instance, Article 125 of the Constitution makes a Committee of the House to have the same powers as those of the High Court of Kenya. Therefore, in as much as we support this in line with what the Chairlady of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has said, it is important that we put our views so that in future, let our voices be recorded. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support.
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23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I second.
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23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the County Governments Grants Bill (Senate Bill No.35 of 2021) by the Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC).
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