Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 1730.

• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We wanted to have economic devolution. We devolve units that would help us spur some economic growth in our country. We can tell that one, two or three counties already look like they are generating some economic activities from where they are. Any legislation that we make should be aimed at helping the governors realise the law that we want. We want them to grow employment from the counties. We want to see farmers doing better than they were before we decentralised, but not the way we are now. What we are experiencing in quite a number of the counties ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: As we continue debating these issues, we need to address an issue that we alluded to yesterday. Why do we have nominated members to the county assemblies whom we have provided a way of occupying space in those assemblies in the Constitution? It was not for them to be grouped together by the governor and they become a whip against the people who were voted for. They are supposed to help in actualising those issues that affect people on a regular basis, like water and health. When we were making the Constitution, we thought that if we nominate more women ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Let me say this for purposes of clarity; when a governor takes the nominated MCAs and forms them into a group and then he adds another five or 10 who were elected, he has enough assembly to run the county against the wishes of the many because those who were voted for would not have a voice in that assembly. As we continue thinking through on how we nominate people to the county assembly, you cannot allow a nominated MCA to have more power than the MCA who was given votes by the people. It is a backdoor way of ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you because I started struggling even when the main Speaker was here. I am happy you have given me this opportunity to contribute. I will start from where I wanted to when the other Speaker was present. With regard to the Government Contracts Bill before us, you will notice that we are making sure that those contracts conform with the Constitution of 2010. There is a notion that the implementation of the Constitution is done with because we have enacted what people think were the popular Acts or Bills that needed to be passed. ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Let me also say that this Bill is very crucial at this time. During campaigns, I saw something and it is still happening today. Many of the contractors were so scared of any change The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: of guard in any of the governor’s office for the reason that many of the contracts that they had performed were done from a word of mouth. They had no single piece of paper that they could take to an office for it to be honoured. They were really shaken in many counties, including the ones that border us and Nyandarua. In the event that they had another governor, how were they going to convince him that they had a contract that required to be paid when they get into the office? We have many contractors who have been wound ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I have heard the Member for Suba North talk about sexual harassment as one of the reasons that need to be punished. I agree with her. However, the only thing is that we have to be careful, so that we do not punish the same lady who was looking for a contract. We need to look for ways of punishing the persons who may have got her to agree to issues that might have been against her thinking or beliefs, so that she does not suffer twice. It is a very crucial thing. We know it is happening. We cannot ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I do not need to say what others have said. When the drafting of the Bill is being done, it is important that better attention be paid to existing legislations and Acts of Parliament, so that we are not seen to be doing things that will increase a lot of administrative work. The question which begs for an answer is: Which is this central point where these Acts or Bills are drafted? Before, we had the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) and Kenya Law Reform Commission. When we interacted with them, they were crying because at times ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We need to penalise people who sign contracts but not just those in office. The Act must provide penalties for people who get us into contracts that are either dubious, not workable or bad ones that make us lose money. This is provided in the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act. However, this Bill may need to go to the point of clearly saying what happens to such contracting officers. They can be delaying contracts. view