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:
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 less, but it should not be more than ...
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am just recognising what Hon. Makali is saying, which you have also alluded to. Somebody must have responsibility, so that if it is not done, there is a place you can go to. Like in this case, we are saying the contracting authority will have the responsibility to conduct public participation. Everybody will assume that the other person will conduct public participation and then it ends up not being done. That should be part of the clarity to Hon. Makali.
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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:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 25— (a) by deleting subsection (2) and substituting therefor the following new subsection— (2) A contracting authority shall not submit a project list unless the projects are part of the national development agenda. (b) in subsection (4) by deleting the word “periodically” and substituting therefor the words “bi-annually”. This regards submission of projects lists to ensure that projects that are listed are part of the national development agenda so that if right now we are talking about the Big Four Agenda, and we ...
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
(b) in subsection (4) by deleting the word “periodically” and substituting therefore the words “bi-annually”. “Periodically” is not a period. Therefore, we have decided to say “bi-annually” to specify the period. I beg to move.
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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 26 by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1) - (1A) Subject to subsection (1), the national list shall be published on the Directorate’s website and the contracting authority’s website. What we are saying is that the list should not be a secret. Therefore, the national list shall be published on the Directorate's website and on the contracting authority's website. We will be making further recommendations on this matter with regard to the involvement of Parliament. I beg to move.
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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 33 by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1)- (1A) The Directorate shall submit an evaluation report together with its recommendations to the Committee Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this amendment speaks to the issue of approval of feasibility reports. It says that a contracting authority intending to implement a project through a PPP shall submit a feasibility report under section 32 to the Directorate for evaluation. What we are adding is just saying that the Directorate will submit an evaluation report together with ...
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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 37 by inserting the following – (a) new paragraph immediately after subsection (1) (c) – “(d) restricted bidding.” (b) new subsection immediately after subsection (2) – (2A) A contracting authority shall use standard bidding documents issued by the Directorate in all public private partnership procurement. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this regards procurement methods. During our public participation, PPOA Kenya submitted that in addition to direct procurement, privately initiated proposals and competitive bidding, we should also add “restricted bidding.” In this regard, we are amending this ...
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
In part (b) of the amendment, we are introducing Clause 2A to compel any contracting authority to use the standard bidding documents issued by the Directorate in all public private partnership procurement. I beg to move.
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30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly:
(Homa Bay (CWR), ODM): Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: - THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 26 by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1) - (1A) Subject to subsection (1), the national list shall be published on the Directorate’s website and the contracting authority’s website. What we are saying is that the list should not be a secret. Therefore, the national list shall be published on the Directorate's website and on the contracting authority's website. We will be making further recommendations on this matter with regard to the involvement of Parliament. I beg ...
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