Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: “Any other entity or a prescribed class of public entities or particular public entities that use public money for purposes of procurement or any other entity as declared under Sections 4 and 5 of the Public Finance and Management Act, 2012.” view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I think we are covered. We will no longer have an issue or debate whether the entity that got involved in the procurement or disposal of goods had the power and the right to do so. It will all be clear. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very happy that this Bill, in Clause 7, provides for the National Treasury to give general guidelines, policies and structures for both the National Government and the county governments. As much as we say that the counties are full of corruption, we must also realize that the implementation of the Constitution was done ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am happy with the structures that have put in place like the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority that defines clearly what needs to be done in the whole process of procurement. view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 10 gives it a board. I am happy that board has some element of independence in the appointment of the director and the professional standards that are required, except that I do not see why the director should be appointed by the secretary with the advice of the board. The board should be independent and appoint its director. The Review Board that has been put in place under Clause 27 is really needed. There has been a review process in the current Act that will be repealed by this, but again, this is an area that has been misused. ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: procurement to go on. Sometimes it is so painful. Those people know that what is being procured is needed. In my experience, it was the procurement of drugs. They knew that there were no drugs and they put those frivolous appeals. They knew that it was going to hold you back for months without getting the supplies that you need. Therefore, Clause 27 that takes care of those frivolous appeals is quite acceptable. I am happy the Review Board will have regional appeals, so that you do not have to depend on a central system that will result in delays. view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 33 empowers the county treasuries to provide guidelines. Once again, this is long overdue. The Bill also provides for training and capacity building. This country needs that more than anything else if the counties are to be of any use. I like the power that Clause 34 gives for investigation and provides that the Authority can investigate. It gives, particularly, the power to seek documents. It is sometimes painful when you have procurement processes that have gone wrong with colossal sums of money at stake and there is no authority to seek those documents. Sometimes, the documents are lost ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I like the fact that some people can be barred from taking part in the process. The list is actually fair. We may need one amendment here, but there are people who have constantly messed the public procurement and development and they continue to participate in procurement in Government departments and agencies. This Bill gives a clear reason why one should be barred. That is really acceptable. This law also allows accounting officers or procurement entities to establish structures and procedures. Nothing can be better than that. It is not that the officers and the governors are sitting with those ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am happy that basic procurement rules have been put in place. They are very clear. I do not have to go into all that. I am happy that we have put in place the procurement process of classified items. I agree that some items in the Government may have to be procured in a classified manner. The Bill provides the list. Again, this is something that will be available to us. People cannot say that those funds cannot be audited because they procured certain security items. We can then look at that. I am happy the procedure is quite ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: consultancy services and the power to prepare contracts. I had an experience when a Government officer was involved in preparing a contract and you ask: “Are you with us on this side as the Government or you are preparing the contract for the bidder?” It is important for us to have that stated clearly in law. view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: There may be a few areas - like in the area of appointments to certain offices - that we will have to amend. All in all, this is an extremely good law. I like the sanctions that are in place which distinguish whether it is a person or a corporate body. There is no small crime in procurement. In fact, corruption is that bad in this country that - as I have said before - if we could have a death penalty for all the corruption crimes, probably we would get somewhere. The sanctions are acceptable. I like the addition ... view