Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: consult the MCAs. Then you find shoddy jobs being paid for exorbitantly. Those are the losses that the county governments are incurring. We do not want to export corruption to the counties. That is why we are saying that public procurement should be strengthened in the counties so that there is efficiency, transparency, equity and fair play. We should not be treated to these kinds of situations where money is spent and after one rainy season, no vehicle can pass through that road because no murram was put yet, colossal amounts of money have been spent. This country is made ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: At least, laptops have brought us electricity. However, when you look at the companies which were digging holes, you cannot get people from Central Province digging holes in Kisii, Western Kenya, Maasailand and so on. Even digging holes! I am sure about what I am saying. Ask these Members. Ask Turkanas or anybody else. Only people from two ethnic groups were giving contracts of distributing electricity in the country. This cannot go on because this country belongs to all of us. So, procurement creates wealth and poverty. This wealth, however, is only going to a few people from certain ethnic ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, protect me from my friend. I know he belongs to the BUS Party and I know they will work with us in the next election. Please, protect me from him so that I finish. I will donate 10 minutes to hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa. Allow me to say this: Through my own observation, I have seen men die younger than ladies. Ladies live longer than men. They enjoy more health. I was discussing with people why men die early. Why are men not living as long as women? I was told by many people that when women go ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. There is a point I was trying to drive home, but in the interest of time, I will not pursue it. I want to conclude by saying that Part XV of this Bill which deals with administrative review of procurement and disposal proceedings should take cognisant of Article 50 of the Constitution which deals with fair hearing. view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: This Bill has several advantages. I have read this Bill through and through. As the Leader of the Minority Party, I have to point out those areas that I feel should be addressed. This economy will grow once we have efficiency in procurement. We need to encourage participation by women and youth groups to be suppliers and contractors in these tenders. This will also drive out poverty. I had promised to donate 10 minutes to hon. (Dr.) Wamalwa, who is the Deputy Whip. Allow me to donate those remaining 10 minutes to him. Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am the hon. Member for Kitui West. I am at the top, and could be I have enjoyed the trappings of power. I want to support this Bill on condition that the recommendations of the Auditor- General are incorporated into it. It is a good Bill that has come at the time when we have devolved power and resources to the counties. I want to say that, the current Auditor-General has been doing a good job. I note that in last year’s PAC Report, this House was urged to increase the budget of that office, so that it can ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: billions of shillings. However, because he does not have prosecutorial power, the cases have faded away with time, Kenyans forgot and moved on. The damage done to the economy by these big time corruption scandals is so enormous that it will take this country many years to recover. An audit is not an end in itself, but is a way of regulating and checking the Government, so that resources are spent well. An audit is very good in preventing scandals from taking place. It is very important, so long as it is done efficiently and effectively for the economy to ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: General is done, but he is not in charge. He should not be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or the accounting officer, so that there is efficiency and the Auditor-General has power, so that he can check big corruption cases. Clause 17 on the recruitment of staff of the Auditor-General stresses the importance of ethnic and regional balance. We have seen in this country, and in this administration, that appointments have been concentrated in few areas, friends and supporters. This Office of the Auditor-General is so important that we cannot appoint people either from certain ethnic groups or regional blocs, ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Part VI of the Bill, which deals with reporting, is well drafted. It gives Parliament the authority to consider those reports and take appropriate action. This is very good. Similarly, Clause 53 allows Parliament to withhold funds to any State organ that seriously breaches the provisions of this Bill. This is very important. Parliament has been given the mandate to withhold resources until that clause is adhered to. This is very important because State organs will know they will run out of cash if they do not adhere to that. view