Gladys Wanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: “(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the provisions of the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act, 2015 shall- (a) not apply to a public private partnership project, if all the monies for the project are from the private party; (b) apply if there is counterpart funding that is, including public funds, for the public private partnership project. This clause exempts PPPs from the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act. So, it is meant to specify that in the event that public money is used, the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act should apply. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 17 by deleting: (a) the word “The” appearing in subsection (1) and substituting therefor the words “Subject to Sections 31 and 37 of the Public Service Commission Act (PSC), 2017 the”. (b) subsection (2). Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we are trying to come up with a law on recruitment of staff. The law was saying that the CS shall in consultation with the DG appoint staff of the directorate. We felt that this should be left to the Public Service Commission. The amendment provides that ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 6 by- (a) deleting paragraph (c) of sub-section (1); (b) deleting the word “one “appearing in paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and substituting therefor the word “two”; (c) inserting the following new subsections immediately after subsection 1- (1A) The Committee shall co-opt the Principal Secretary responsible for the contracting authority whose public private partnership project is the subject of discussion at a meeting. (1B) The Committee may co-opt any person or public officer whose knowledge or experience is necessary for the public private ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The amendment is in two parts. The first part is by deleting paragraph (c), removing the PS in charge of industrialisation. What we are saying is that you could easily have all PSs in that committee. But we are saying that we should have the one for finance and the one for planning. The rest should be co-opted on a need basis. That is what the amendment is trying to do. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 19 by: (a) deleting paragraph (c) appearing in subsection (1) and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs- (c)guiding and advising contracting authorities in project structuring, procurement and tender evaluations; (ca) leading contracting authorities in contract negotiations and deal closure; (b) inserting the following subsection immediately after subsection (2) (2A) The Directorate shall issue standard bidding documents for use by contracting authorities. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this amendment seeks to put some clarity because it relates to the functions of the directorate. Part (c) states as ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: at the National Treasury, will guide and advise contracting authorities in project structuring, procurement and tender evaluations, so that their role is only related to guiding. We lead contracting authorities in contract negotiations and deal closure because that is the work of the PPP Unit; to negotiate with willing partners and close deals, but not to lead procurement. I beg to move. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 9 in subsection (1) by – (a) deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs- (b) is removed from office for breach of the provisions of chapter six of the Constitution; (ba) is deregistered by a professional body for professional misconduct; (b) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (d)- (da) is convicted of an offence under Section 78 of this Act. This relates to vacation of office. The Bill provides: “Is otherwise unable or unfit to continue serving as ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move. view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 21 by: (a) renumbering the existing provision as subsection (1); (b) inserting the following new subsection immediately after the new subsection (1)- (2) Without prejudice to the periods specified under the Second Schedule, a contracting authority shall not enter into a public private partnership arrangement for a period exceeding thirty years. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is fundamental because it is about the PPP arrangement. The Committee is recommending that any PPP arrangement should not go beyond a period exceeding 30 years. It can be ... view