Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi

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• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Sitting allowance is surely meant for board members. I am surprised because at the two big parastatals that I headed, we were not allowed to pay civil servants because they draw salaries. I am surprised that a CEO or a board that is well informed could go ahead and pay allowances to civil servants who attend meetings on behalf of the parent ministry. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, the situation is getting out of hand because the agencies that are supposed to oversee the State corporations are not doing their job well. The Efficiency Monitoring Unit (EMU) is supposed to monitor the efficiency of parastatals and how they are run. The Inspectorate of State Corporations is supposed to check on what is happening in the parastatals. Something is amiss. I cannot reconcile my thinking but these things are getting out of hand. This Report shows that nothing is really happening. Where is the EMU? Is it still under the Office of the President? Were they sleeping or ... view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The other thing I want to affirm is that the directors of some parastatals are picked because they come from the same village as the CS or the CEO or the Principal Secretary (PS). Some of them are friends to some personalities within the Executive. That is why this is happening. There are no checks and balances. The directors are supposed to detect some of these issues. During board meetings, minutes are taken. The members go through the minutes in the subsequent meeting and confirm them. That is the time they are supposed to notice that something is wrong. That ... view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: During the reigns of former President Mwai Kibaki, we started performance contracting. All heads of parastatal would sign a performance contract with the Executive at the beginning of every financial year. The contract sets the targets for each State corporation. It contains intakes and parameters to enable them to know what to do. By the middle of the financial year, you will have a clear picture on whether you are actually working within the targets or not. What are they doing nowadays? It appears like nothing is being done? That is why they have all these problems. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Lastly, there is something else I have observed. It is very disappointing when you have a State corporation without a board. What happens? It means lack of management and theft. People place themselves strategically to loot the institution’s resources. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: We have Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) who have been acting. I know of about six CEOs. As we speak, there are parastatals without substantive CEOs. What is happening to the parent ministries? One can act for about two or three months and get a substantive replacement. We do not have that. Something is wrong. The whole saga is about people who are not working. An accusing finger should be pointed at the parent ministries of all these parastatals. Pick any one of those mentioned. They either fall under the Office of the President or under a particular ministry. If we ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also want to take this opportunity to send my sincere condolences to the family of the late Wilson Litole. I knew him as a man of peace. As you know, in the 1970s, 1980s up to the 1990s, in Trans Nzoia, we had many conflicts between the Pokot and the people of Trans Nzoia. I knew Wilson as a very dedicated person in conflict resolution. The late Hon. Litole with the sitting Member of Parliament, Hon. Philip Rotino and Hon. Moroto, helped us. We held many meetings with them to bring peace in the region. As we ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: rest in peace. I hope that the peace that we are enjoying today in Trans Nzoia will continue in remembrance of the late Wilson Litole. Thank you. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to add my voice to the Public Fundraising Appeals Bill (Senate Bill No.28 of 2014). We have to be clear. We have a problem with fundraising. When we go out there to the constituencies, there are all sorts of fundraising activities. I have just come from my constituency. I have about 20 cards in my in-tray all requesting for fundraising for various things, one of which is funerals. We give out the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) money and people still come back to you for fundraising for students. We must ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to contribute to the Universities (Amendment) Bill which seeks to streamline the operations of universities with practical reality. I take this opportunity to thank all Members. I had a very serious accident on Monday. I have been overwhelmed by the responses and messages of goodwill. I thank most Members of this House who have sent me some messages. I was with Hon. (Dr.) Munyaka in one car when we rolled but came out well. God is good. I take this opportunity to say thank you for those who got a lot of concern and sent ... view