Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are giving the Minister the powers, and through the amendment of the principal Act, we are setting a policy that seeks to implement what the Constitution has provided for and give basis for affirmative action in this very important area of our public lives, where billions go into business through public procurement. If you look at the 42 Ministries, the number of parastatals under them and the amount of money that goes into public procurement, you will see billions. This is an area which ordinarily young people in this country cannot access. Through this proposed ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: In the past, the biggest handicap for young people in this country to access tenders and to participate in this area that has been a preserve of the wealthy, the connected and the powerful has been clear hurdles in the way of young people, most of whom are job seekers with little or no experience. Most of the requirements, when you look at public tenders, will be experience of ten years. For a young man who has left college, and who has been tarmacking for several months or years, to ask them for experience of ten years is a hurdle ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are requirements of financial capacity, and all young people would not access a particular procurement. If you are asked to provide audited accounts for the last ten years and bank or financial statement that will show the financial capacity of a particular company--- For young fellows who are coming into a field will not have established businesses that will have the financial capacity required by most of our public entities in their procurement business. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, performance bonds are also asked for; many other requirements put procurement business beyond young people. So, what do we do? We are saying that it is possible that in the spirit of affirmative action to put in place necessary rules and regulations that can remove the hurdles, the inhibitive, prohibitive and punitive requirements that have been put in place by many public procurement entities, that the young people of this country cannot access. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is possible. We are saying so because other countries have done this; in the spirit of empowerment of their populations that have for various historical reasons been disadvantaged and been left out of the public and economic life of their nations--- One of the nations that have done very well is South Africa. This is a nation, whose black population, most of which is youthful and had been left out of business because of the apartheid policies---Through an Act of Parliament, they were able to put in place the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act. This ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we know that in all the other areas, we have tried and we have done well when it comes to the constitutional reforms, institutional reforms; whether it is in the police and the land reforms. All the Agenda Four items, we have dealt with them very well and they are on course. I believe that most of the Bills are coming before this House. The area that we have done very little about is the area of youth unemployment. This was recognized by the Serena Team as one of the areas of concern and unless it ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with integration in East Africa, Kenyans are travelling to Tanzania and Uganda and they are wondering why sugar in Tanzania is just about Kshs120 per kilogrammme and in Uganda it is about Kshs150 per kilogramme. In Kenya it is over Kshs200. Could the Assistant Minister explain why in Uganda and Tanzania people are able to take tea with sugar and yet Kenyans are not able to do so? view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Bw. Naibu Spika wa Muda, Kaunti ya Trans Nzoia ni ghala la Kenya; ni Kaunti ambayo inalisha taifa hili na wakulima wanahitaji barabara nzuri ili wafikishe mazao yao sokoni. Ninashukuru kwa sababu barabara ya Ziwa hadi Sibanga hadi Kitale itatengenezwa. Je, kando na hii barabara ambayo ilikuweko hapo mbeleni, Serikali ina mpango gani wa kuweka lami barabara mpya katika Kaunti hii ya Trans Nzoia? Kuna barabara yoyote kama vile barabara ya Shikhendu, Babaton hadi kule Kisawai na Endebess? view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is one case where we are grateful as a country that we now have police reforms and we have a law creating an independent oversight body over the police, because what the Assistant Minister has stated to this House is at variance with what was on the ground. This is because the firearm in question was found in the hands of a suspect, but the Assistant Minister has said that, that firearm was dispossessed from an officer who was on the ground, which is totally at variance with what was on the ground. Because ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion for the adoption of this Report. view