7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
We want to delete the proposed amendment to Section 7(2) which talks about promoting, developing and training of procurement and supply chain management services in the national Government and county governments. The second amendment was to develop a portal to take into account or recognise the use of Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). We felt that this amendment was so squeezed and not very clear. We are breaking it down into clear subsections.
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Under (1a), we are proposing to develop and promote training and capacity at the national Government level. The justification for this is to move the procurement and supply chain cadres of staff to be under the National Treasury. Two, the first amendment was mixing the staff in procurement and the supply chain who belong to the national Government and county governments. Our intention now is to separate them so that we cover those particular staff who belong to the national Government in the first part. The second part which is under (1b) is to clearly state that the National Treasury ...
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
The amendment in (1c) down there seeks to develop and manage the State portal. This is to anchor the IFMIS system.
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
I have explained that the amendment in (l a) seeks to make it clear that the old cadres of staff of procurement and supply chain will be under the National Treasury. The amendment in (l b) says that the National Treasury shall support staff in those cadres at the county level. The proposed amendment in l(c) is to recognise or anchor IFMIS system, which is already under the National Treasury, in law. That is the justification for that split.
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
IFMIS is currently used for procurement. Given that the procurement in national Government is squarely under the National Treasury, the development and managing of the State portal to ensure that it is available and easily accessible should ideally be under the National Treasury.
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
First, I should make it very clear because I have heard that most staff in counties are seconded by the national Government. Most staff now in counties are employed directly by counties. In fact, it gives them a lot of problems because some of them who were seconded are still there and at the same time they have employed their own.
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
The logic of separating is that first we must recognise that county governments operate as such and the national Government as such. We cannot mix the two. What we meanhere is that the National Treasury is squarely responsible for training staff who belong to the national Government. But, they now have a second responsibility of supporting county governments because if you bring in and mix the two, it will be construed that the national Government has taken over the county staff. It should be very clear but they will support to ensure that standards are adhered to in terms of ...
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act ─ (c) in the proposed amendments to section 9(1) by inserting the following new amendment – Renumber the existing paragraph (s) as (t) We are trying to correct a referencing error. The last paragraph in the Act is (s) but the amendment is quoting (t). What is stated in the amendment Bill is (t) instead of (s). We are, therefore, correcting that referencing error.
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act ─ (d) by deleting the proposed amendment to section 41 (1) (j) and substituting therefor the following new amendment─ s. 41 (1) Insert the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (i) ─ (j) is determined by the Review Board to have filed a request that is frivolous or vexatious or made solely for the purpose of delaying the procurement or procurement or performance of a contract. The justification is that there are ...
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