Gladys grew up in a political family. Her father the late John Nyasuna, was a councillor and chairperson of Kisumu County Council. Gladys emulated him and developed interest in politics at an early age. In 2003, when at Kenyatta University she became the first female to be elected as the Secretary General of the Student’s Union. After University she remained active in politics and engaged in ODM party politics while still working in LVCT Health. In her term of service, she seeks empowerment of women and youth and education for the girl child. In parliament, Gladys spearheaded the formation of the Information and Public Communication committee.
30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Nyikal’s point is valid. There is a section of the Bill that deals with application for an extension. In the event you have not fully recovered the money, you can apply for extension.
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 16: (a) in subsection (1) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (c) (ca) engineering; (cb) project management; (b) in subsection (1) by deleting the words “as the Cabinet Secretary may determine.” appearing in paragraph (d); (c) by inserting the following subsection immediately after sub-section (1)- (1A) The Director General shall be competitively recruited and appointed by the Public Service Commission. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this relates to the qualifications of the Director-General of the PPP Unit. The Committee agreed that we should ...
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 17 by deleting: 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.
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
(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 the staff should be appointed subject to Sections 31 and 37 of the Public Service Commission Act. We ...
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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.
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this amendment seeks to put some clarity because it relates to the functions of the directorate. Part (c) states as follows, “leading contracting authorities in project structuring, procurement, tender evaluations, contract negotiations and deal closure”. For example, having KeNHA as a negotiating authority. There must be clarity on who conducts procurement. The deletion we are making is to say that the Directorate at PPP, which is 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 ...
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
I beg to move.
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 22(1) by inserting the following paragraph immediately after paragraph (j)— (ja) ensure there is public participation on a project; This is just to add a clause, so that one of the duties of a contracting authority is to ensure that public participation is conducted on a project. I beg to move.
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:
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