18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
You know I really respect Mheshimiwa Kajwang’. That is why I want to give him the information. The rest of the Members can also benefit. This proposal on toll is specifically for PPP projects of express highways. One of the highways is from the airport to Westlands and from Nairobi to Mau Summit, for people who want to go express. The rest of the people will be using free roads.
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6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to second the Leader of the Majority Party, who has ably moved the Second Reading of the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2020). I will not repeat what he has said. Basically, that is it. The objective is to allow the Parliamentary Service Commission to come up with any fund which it considers suitable to carry its mandate for the purpose of serving Members in the best and most efficient way possible. The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill was published on 4th March 2020. It was read for the ...
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6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Indeed, I want to also congratulate you for keeping an eye. I have seen quite a number of Members going close to each other. As I conclude on this Bill, I urge the House to be very vigilant especially when it comes to oversight especially now when we are talking about the current situation where a lot of funds are being disbursed. In fact, the other House, the Senate, should look at what the county governments The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ...
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6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
are doing with funds set aside for the purpose of fighting COVID-19. Equally, this House must measure up to the task when it comes to overseeing all the funds, including the COVID-19 funds. Therefore, I conclude by saying that I thank the Office of the Speaker, the Office of the Clerk and the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for the logistical support during the processing of this Bill. Finally, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party who has always supported us during this process. I beg to second.
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6 May 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to second the Leader of the Majority Party, who has ably moved the Second Reading of the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2020). I will not repeat what he has said. Basically, that is it. The objective is to allow the Parliamentary Service Commission to come up with any fund which it considers suitable to carry its mandate for the purpose of serving Members in the best and most efficient way possible. The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill was published on 4th March 2020. It was read for the ...
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6 May 2020 in National Assembly:
Indeed, I want to also congratulate you for keeping an eye. I have seen quite a number of Members going close to each other. As I conclude on this Bill, I urge the House to be very vigilant especially when it comes to oversight especially now when we are talking about the current situation where a lot of funds are being disbursed. In fact, the other House, the Senate, should look at what the county governments The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ...
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6 May 2020 in National Assembly:
are doing with funds set aside for the purpose of fighting COVID-19. Equally, this House must measure up to the task when it comes to overseeing all the funds, including the COVID-19 funds. Therefore, I conclude by saying that I thank the Office of the Speaker, the Office of the Clerk and the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for the logistical support during the processing of this Bill. Finally, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party who has always supported us during this process. I beg to second.
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6 May 2020 in National Assembly:
Yes, Hon. Chairman. As per the position of the Leader of the Majority Party, it was communicated in the morning that this clause was withdrawn. So, it means our amendment stands withdrawn.
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6 May 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 7— (a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefore the following new subsection— (1) The Board shall comprise of— (a) a chairperson, who shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly; (b) the Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to water or a person designated in writing by the Principal Secretary; (c) the Principal Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to roads or a person designated in writing by the Principal Secretary; ...
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6 May 2020 in National Assembly:
(1a) Where there is a tie in the voting of the Board the chairperson shall have a casting vote.
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