Gor Sungu

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• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise. I have been called names. People have called me names. It is a shame that this Parliament cannot dare discuss a Report of its own Committee so that we can either accept or reject it. That way, people out there will know what the Committee did. The Report is there and was prepared at a great cost of over Kshs100 million. We spent over Kshs100 million of taxpayers money, yet this House has refused to discuss the Report. They are asking us to go home. There is still a lot of business to ... view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With all due respect to His Excellency--- I do respect him a lot! The Standing Order is very clear. It states:- "Unless any Member raises the question of quorum, the Chair is blind to that fact." Therefore, any number of hon. Members who are here, even if they are three, would pass that as Parliament and not as 17 people. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to declare my interest in the matter because these contractors come from my constituency. Apart from the work that they have done in Nyanza and western Kenya as a whole, would the Assistant Minister--- There are many contracts which are now pending like the construction of Gilgil-Nakuru, Nakuru-Mau-Summit and Mau-Summit- Kisumu roads. Could the Assistant Minister confirm that they have paid money like the mobilization fees to the contractors? We know for sure that a lot of these contractors cannot even start work because no money has been paid to them. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. However, since I did not complete moving the Motion itself let me start again. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the objectives of this Motion is to encourage competition by prohibiting restrictive trade practices, regulating monopolies and acquisitions, reducing entry barriers to business and discouraging concentration of economic power by a few against the interests of the many. Thus a new law, if passed by Parliament, will emphasise reducing entry August 15, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3183 barriers and discouraging vertical and horizontal acquisitions and mergers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the pillars of basic consumer ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I have been "robbed" of the person who was going to second my Motion! I hope that there will be somebody else to do the same. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, collusive tendering happens because we have just a few firms, which can agree amongst themselves to bid at certain amounts of money for certain contracts. Consequently, the Kenyan taxpayer is forced to pay more for services which would otherwise be very cheap. That is why the cost of constructing a kilometre of road is so high in Kenya as compared to what it is in other countries. There is ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also the unwarranted concentration of economic power in the hands of very few Kenyans, which is prejudicial to the public interest. This could result in rise in services costs and prices of commodities. It will also lead to reduction or limitation of competition, leading to deterioration in the quality of goods and services. Of major concern to us is the control of shareholding in strategic industries, particularly in public listed companies. We know for certain that Telkom Kenya and Safaricom Limited are going to be on the market for sale. If we are to ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me from the very bottom of my heart to thank the hon. Members of the Ninth Parliament who have contributed to this Motion. You will have noticed that all hon. Members who have spoken have supported this Motion. It goes to underscore how important it is. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one philosopher, John Locke, said that "all human beings are born equal and that they have got a right to the pursuit of happiness." This same philosophical statement that came from those ages of yonder was again taken by the Americans when they ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I can hardly hear the Attorney-General because there is a lot of loud consultations, particularly on the Front Bench on the Government side. view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am grateful for the opportunity to support this Vote by the Minister for Energy who is now a born-again politician. view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to raise a few issues on this Vote. With regard to the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), we need to commend the Ministry because, at least, each constituency has one project under this item. However, the implementation thereof, leaves a lot to be desired. I cannot understand why a project prioritised by local leaders and accepted by the Ministry would take such a long time to implement. I would like to ask the Minister to, particularly refer to a project in my constituency known as Chiga-Landi Matope. It has been in the books for along time, ... view