Emmanuel Wangwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I support this Bill because coming from Kakamega County, which has been getting between Kshs8 to Kshs10 billion a year, money has not been enough to keep them where they are supposed to be. Kakamega County is the second largest county after Nairobi. The poverty index puts us also very wide and this shows that we are also not really doing very well. Therefore, we need more services today than the funds we get from the national Government. With this Bill the county governments should be able to engage the private sector more so that we are able to meet ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I want to look at Clause 10 of this Bill and make it as a rejoinder in my debate. Clause 10(2) talks about the evaluation team. The proposal in this Bill is that the evaluation team may reject all submissions by bidders where all the binders do not comply with the conditions and requirements specified in the tender documents, should there be a bid. With the passing of this Bill, the Public Procurement and Disposal Act shall not apply while doing contracting of PPP. This condition makes me comfortable to say that, that condition of Public Procurement and Disposal Act ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: What also makes me a bit comfortable with the Bill is Clause 12(5) which says that the county governments shall implement a public partnership project if the project provides value for money. It qualifies the project which the county government shall engage in. This Bill is not just going to give county government a chance to engage in projects which are valueless. It gives a condition that there shall be a project whose value shall be measurable to the money. It also provides that the project shall be determined to be affordable. Therefore, it is a Bill which in itself ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Finally, it also says that, and it is a risk statement, that it shall ensure that appropriate risks are transferred to the private party. Governors are elective officials in the county government. The governor may want to engage the county government on behalf of its citizens for a project whose risk is entirely in the hands of the county government. This Bill regulates that whatever happens, the governor must ensure that the risk lies with the private party not the county government. Therefore, this Bill has taken all conditions of investment into account. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Why do I say that this Bill in its totality is good? It is because of the viability of PPP which enjoys professionalism. For example, we have been saying that county governments lack capacity. Once county governments engage in PPPs, it simply means that the party that is coming on board has the professionalism it takes to undertake that kind of project. Therefore, issues of professionalism are of great concern. 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
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: There is also need to understand that most investors would want to go for Engineering, Procurement and Construction projects (EPCs) which safeguards the interests of the private investor. The EPC is now gaining a lot of confidence across the world. When you look at the West, it is mainly investing in EPC projects which are getting funding from western companies to go out in the world and look for more contracts. Therefore, we are at an opportune moment. County governments in Kenya stand to benefit more if they engage in EPCs which will tie them up with the PPP arrangements ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: We have requirements, for example, most of the Fourth Schedule projects as itemised under county governments in our Constitution have all not been initiated. This is the opportune moment when the county governments should take advantage of this Bill and create more wealth, investments and more jobs for our people. Once a project has been establish in a particular county, definitely, there will be casual labourers and permanent employees and therefore the unemployment ratio of our youth will now reduce. We will engage more of our Kenyans into informal and formal sectors. This is one of the best ways and ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing, and pursuant to the Speaker’s Communication on 14th October 2015 on the business pending before the Committee, I wish to apprise the House on the business pending before the Committee as at 19th October 2016. I beg to report progress on petitions pending before the Committee as follows:- The Member for Shinyalu Constituency, Hon. Anami, presented a Petition on behalf of the residents of Shinyalu Constituency regarding the dilapidated state of the Kakamega-Webuye Road. The Committee considered the Petition and ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Regarding the Petition by Mr. Blamuel Njururi, seeking to amend the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Act of 2012, the Committee met the Petitioner and officials from NTSA. Our Report on the matter is awaiting consideration and adoption by the Committee before it is tabled in the House next week. view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The Member for Matayos, Hon. Geoffrey Odanga, presented a Petition regarding the de- congestion of Busia and Malaba towns. The Committee has since met the Petitioner and undertook a field visit to Busia and Malaba towns. The Committee is yet to meet the CS concerned before finalising the report on the matter. The Member for Ikolomani, Hon. Benard Shinali, presented a Petition regarding the delayed rehabilitation of Kakamega Airstrip. The Committee met the Petitioner and undertook a field visit to Kakamega Airstrip on 17th September 2016. We are yet to meet the CS for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development ... view