29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
There has been concern that the Report seems to be targeting local contractors and businesses for punishment. Nothing could be further from the truth. I will give an example of maybe two companies. For the record, Sen. Olekina read before us a letter that he said was dated October, 2014 giving a local company the power of Attorney, to act on behalf a foreign contractor. For the record, let it be known that the tendering for this project was done in June, 2014, five months before the purported letter of Attorney was tabled.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other matter that needs clarity is the issue of the local law firm IKM. It is on record in this Report that the engagement between IKM and the Ministry of Health (MoH) began as an informal engagement, then MoH wrote to the Attorney-General requesting that IKM be enlisted in this contract. That is not even where the issue is. The issue is that, towards expiry of the contract General Electric who is a contractor in this project organized a fundraiser. In fact, in the words of the former Attorney-General, they conducted a harambee to raise money ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker Sir, I want to say two things about this project. The conceptualization of the MES Project was a good idea.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
How can he walk in with a point of order?
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just restraining myself. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just restraining myself from having an exchange with my friend.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on the Floor.
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would have actually asked the Senator for Narok County, under Standing Order No.99, whether he would want to declare interest on this matter, but let me not go that direction. He has just confirmed what I said; that the letter was issued on the 25th November, 2014. The tendering for the project was done in June, 2014, five months before that letter was given. Sen. Olekina, let us not go there; let me just conclude my submission. The Managed Equipment Services (MES) project in two counties did a fantastic job. At the Coast General Hospital - ...
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29 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I listened to the submission by Sen. Dullo. First of all, she used the collective “we”. Then she went ahead to say that ‘we should not behave as though’. She did not say that anybody is doing it. She is just putting caution that we should not behave as though we are representing contractors.
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23 Sep 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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