Gladys Wanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. Is the Member for Gatundu South in order to come from insulting these Members to come to insult you on the Chair because he has referred to the ruling that you have made in this House as error in judgement? Is he in order to be not only condescending to the total membership of this House, but also to return to be condescending to yourself, Hon. Speaker, and term the rulings that you made on the Floor of this House as errors in judgement? Hon. Speaker, I call on you to find the ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: to his condescending things. We want to listen to what he says to the matter. So, I call on him to be relevant to the point. Hon. Speaker, I beg you to find the Member completely out of order. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Public Private Partnerships (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2021) that has been ably and passionately moved by the Leader of Majority Party. This Bill was published on 26th February 2021 and read a First Time on 25th March 2021, and thereafter committed to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, pursuant to Standing Order 127. 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
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: For the record, the Committee conducted public participation pursuant to Article 118 (1) (b) of the Constitution and Standing Order 127 and received written memoranda and all submissions from the National Treasury, the Public Private Partnerships unit, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, the Council of Governors (CoG), the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and the Kenya Association of Manufactures (KAM). Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, all the stakeholders were in support of the Bill but proposed amendment which the Committee put into consideration while preparing the proposed Committee amendments. Some of the ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill will enable Kenya to achieve better quality infrastructure and reduce reliance on the Exchequer for development, and hence reduce the need for seeking loans to undertake development projects. It will also facilitate Ministries and the county governments to provide expertise to the PPP agenda. Most importantly, in Clause 77 there is introduction of local content. As the Leader of the Majority has alluded to, Kenyans might think about PPP as a foreign concept or a concept to attract foreign investors. However, you will be surprised at how much money even Kenyans themselves have and do not know where ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: month period within which, after signing the contract, you must begin the project and not create any further room for negotiation and renegotiation. Members might have had a chance to look at the Bill, right from Clause 37 through to Clause 60-something. It is all about procurement processes for PPPs. One of the issues that the Committee was concerned about is why PPPs cannot follow the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act or why these modalities of procurement cannot be included within that Act. This was, however, explained to us and it is important to note that PPPs being special ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: and transfer as a model, it is capped at not more than 15 years. The annuity based design, build, finance and operate is capped at not more than 12 years. This is in the Second Schedule of the Bill. The Committee proposed that the upper limit for any concession should not be beyond 30 years. This has been spoken to, but lastly, I know that in the minds of many Members they may be asking how Kenyan citizens will benefit from PPPs. The Bill recognises local content. We have already said that in Clause 77 the Bill provides priority be ... view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wanted to seek your guidance as to whether the Hon. Member for Tiaty is properly dressed to be in the Chamber. He is wearing a big kabuti. Could we be guided as to whether the Member is properly dressed? view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No.18 of 2021) from 14 days to 6 days. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, given the anticipated recess that the House will be proceeding on this Thursday according to our House Calendar, if this Bill waits for the 14 days publication period, we will not be able to carry out the necessary public participation in good time. This is because the Bill must be concluded by 30th June so that ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: view