28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Bill.
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2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. From the outset, I would like to congratulate and thank the Committee for a very clear exposition on a very important Bill. I support this Bill, specifically because it seeks to help us as a country, both at the national and the county governments, to recognise those who seek asylum, protect them and protect the host communities. It also seeks to ensure that there is clear management of refugee affairs and that we can maintain the rule of law. It also seeks to ensure that we ...
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30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion which is important. I would like to thank the Committee and Vice-Chair for presenting these very important Regulations clearly. We can see that there is clearly an effort to address and cure gaps that have created a problem. I would like in particular to single out how, as we look at these Regulations, we have attempted - and the Regulations does attempt- to help us as a country to address what was a gap from the previous regulations, regarding government to government procurement.
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30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a way that the whole country is aware that still to date, there are still those who are concerned with the manner in which the Government handled prominent projects, specifically the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). And how, in terms of the way that the concessionary loan from the Republic of China to the Government of Kenya, left opportunities and gaps that many members of the country are still not happy with because they were not quite clear; and it was not spelt out how it is that the money that was going to be ...
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30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Therefore, as I support these Regulations, I want to thank the Committee because I can see that we are now going to ensure that relevant bilateral or multilateral agreements or government- to-government agreements will have to specify procurement procedures. However, it is important for us to note that, even as we look at this in the Regulations, we see that no further guidance has been provided with respect to the type of procurement procedure to be adopted. Therefore, as I support these Regulations, it will be important that the Committee takes into account that even though we have made an ...
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30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
So, in order not to deny a number of members who also want to speak on this chance, I would like to support these Regulations. In particular, I would like to commend the manner in which the Regulations help us to be much more true to Article 227 of the Constitution. But I would, 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 2020 in National Assembly:
however, urge the Committee that it would be useful that having gone the extra mile, to ensure that we address and, indeed, cure gaps that seem to continue giving us problems in the country, concerning procurement and regulations; particularly from Government systems, whether they are national or county governments. That it would be useful that even as we give room, that we would ensure that we have to specify procurement procedures. It will be important to come up with some clear specifications of the kind of issues or the manner in which these guidelines will appear.
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30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with that, I would like to support the Motion. Thank you.
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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Finance Bill 2020. At the outset, I would like to thank the Committee and indicate it is clear in the Finance Bill that there is great focus to 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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18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
address areas of improvement. This is not only the capacity of Government to raise revenue, but to enable it to match revenue collection and expenditure.
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