30 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Petition was very clear. It was for suppliers to secondary schools. Is he saying these suppliers belong to the category of hustlers? Is that the decision that he has taken?
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to add a male voice to this conversation in the spirit of “he for she”. Both Sen. Kwamboka and Sen. Seneta are my great friends. What happened was unfortunate. However, the saving grace is that both of them have since noticed the mistake that they made and agreed to work together. As a people and leadership, it is true that the world looks at us and the things that we do as a benchmark for what is expected in society. As unfortunate as that matter was, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
we must also agree that at the time it happened, the political temperature was very high and so, to some extent, they were also victims of circumstances. We are now past that stage. For those of us who understand group dynamics, I think at the time this was happening, we were at the storming stage, where everybody was trying to exert their authority and take their positions. Madam Deputy Speaker, I support the recommendation of the Committee that the two will just apologize, we move on and continue to set a good example in this country. I thank you.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would hate to interrupt my brother the Senator for Makueni. However, just to inform you and it would be for the benefit of the entire House as we debate this Report. Let us draw a distinction between leasing and MES. If we do not do that, we will end up in trouble. What we are dealing with is a new concept that has been improved into placement. We came from leasing into MES which is what we are dealing with. Now the world has moved from there to placements. Let me just say something about MES. ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
You will achieve what you want but let me make my point. MES is a situation where the equipment we have in our hospitals does not belong to us. The only thing we are paying for in those hospitals is the service we are getting from the equipment. It is a risky thing. The torch we bought at Kshs1 million does not belong to us but we are paying for the light we are getting from the torch for seven years. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sir.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope this is the last time I am talking about this issue. Once you make a ruling in this House, it must be followed. It cannot be that you give rulings in vain.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for Sen. Olekina to mislead this House that there are letters written by Angelica Medical Supplies to the Ministry of Health based on the power of attorney which he has, but it was not availed to the Committee? How was the Committee supposed to know about those letters? Secondly, it is on record that the position of the Committee was that the people who were invited to bid for the contract were original manufacturers of medical equipment. M/s Angelica Medical Supplies was not. The only exemption was if they were invited to bid, ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. You invite the interruptions to yourself. I would request the Senator for Nandi County to kindly also mind the language that he uses. When he says that no right-thinking Senator should support such a report, that is not fair on his colleagues. Let him use respectful language.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I need to declare that I was a Member of the Committee that came up with this Report. In support of the work that was done by this Committee, I want to make a few clarifications and then add my voice to it.
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