Humphrey Kimani Njuguna

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Board might not have the commitment that is anticipated of this Board. I am just wondering whether it is not possible for these members to be made permanent for the period they serve on the Board, so that we can get the expected commitment. When the members of the Board are not committed, they will be out there doing other things. But when they are committed, their discharge of services to this country is likely to meet the threshold expected of them. I am concerned about Clause 10 of this Bill which talks about the Public Procurement Regulatory Board. It ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am also concerned about Clause 3. Among the principles that are supposed to guide the new role is the promotion of local industry and sustainable development. This is a very crucial clause because we now have an opportune time to domesticate this role. Micro and small enterprises in this country play a very important role. According to the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority, 2012, the total employment in this country from this sector was 71 per cent. In terms of contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), this sector contributed over 20 per cent. view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the authority noted over 70 per cent of all our public procurement went to large corporations and foreigners, an issue that hon. (Eng.) Gumbo talked about. If we are talking about realizing Vision 2030, it is very important that we take into account our local industries, micro and small enterprises. If you look at employment creation and income generation and the way they are situated in the whole country in terms of regional balancing, they are centers of creativity and innovation. So, if we are futuristic in this country, the new law should take deliberate affirmative action to ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: All the countries that we can talk about now that we would want to emulate have adopted one thing; they have embraced the entrepreneurial culture. I do not think the issue of MPESA came up with Safaricom. This must have been an idea that came from the SMEs but because they did not have the ability to develop the idea, most likely the idea then was sold to Safaricom. So my point is, these SMEs come up with very creative ideas but some of those ideas remain in the shelf because they lack the ability to operationalise them, what we ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I will briefly touch on Part X and I will dwell much in it because hon. (Eng.) Gumbo gave it a very good touch. This is procurement of professional services. I would like to reemphasize that professionals offer services of intellectual nature and it is very important that the way they conduct their business is respected. I will give you an example for purposes of understanding the issue that I am raising. You cannot tell a doctor to quote fees because he does not know how long the treatment will take. You may even eventually die in the process but ... view
• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I think I have exhausted my points and I support this Bill subject to the amendments that I intend to bring at the appropriate time. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will be brief. On the outset, I would like to say I support this Bill because of the oversight role that is anticipated and taking into cognizance the oversight duties of Parliament. If we have to play our role in effective financial management of public resources in this country, there is the assumption that we should have back up. This Bill is supposed to give us that oversight back up. I have looked at Section 2 of the Act, which one of the objectives is effectiveness of public spending. What is anticipated in ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to move this Motion, but I have a slight amendment to make where instead of--- view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that various funds have been set up to assist women and youth, namely, the Kazi Kwa Vijana Programme, Youth Enterprise Fund, and Women Enterprise Fund; also aware of the new Uwezo Fund targeting youth below 35 years and women of all ages; concerned that there is an apparent neglect of men aged 35 years and above, given that entrepreneurship is crucial in the 35 to 50 year age bracket; cognizant of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: the fact that Kenya is targeted to be an entrepreneurial nation by the year 2030; this House urges the Government to create a Fund encompassing people of all ages and genders for development of entrepreneurial skills and abilities to wholly address issues of creativity and innovation which are necessary pillars for stimulating economic growth and development. While coming up with this Motion, it is well informed by the fact that out there in the constituencies, this has been a question that has been coming up from men above 35 years of age, particularly in my course of the promotion of ... view