Hon Joseph Nduati Ngugi

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• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Another good thing about this law is the submission of survey documents. Survey and some architectural drawings are very bulky. In the past, as an architect or a surveyor, the Ministry of Public Works would not accept documents submitted electronically. We have changed. The Government has been lagging behind. For those who work in the construction industry, it is well know that an architect and an engineer can exchange various documents but, when it comes to Government jobs, it is not allowed. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The other good thing with the law is in Clause 16 where the NCA has been given powers to enter construction sites to find out whether investors or contractors are following the law. We have seen many buildings collapse in the country because many Kenyans refuse to use professionals. They fence the construction sites such that the NCA personnel are not allowed to enter them. It is important we ensure the safety of Kenyans. We have many Kenyans who use huge amounts of money. One may invest Ksh100 million, but the building collapses. Sometimes, it is not the problem of ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The other good thing about this law is about registration of business. In the past, it was very difficult to register a business in this country. A name search would take more than three days while to register a company would take several weeks. If it were to be in electronic form, somebody would do a name search, register the business the same day and trade, especially our youth. We are providing substantial amounts of money to support our youth but, most of them have problems even to register companies. Submission of tender documents will take lesser time than in ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support the law. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to make my contribution. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to also make my contribution. I come from a tea growing area known as Gatanga but from what we are earning, we might forego that crop and start selling water because we are known to supply water to Nairobians, with my sister here. Unless we address the cost of production, our farmers will continue getting nothing. One of the major problems we have with KTDA is the infrastructure which they develop on behalf of farmers, especially the tea factories. These buildings are built using very old styles. They are ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: very expensive. This is something which we will need to address in future. Maybe we require the Government to support them. We cannot continue building very expensive buildings and that cost is taken to the farmers. The other important cost we need to look at are the roads. A few years before, the national Government used to maintain those roads but currently they are poorly maintained and we do not expect KTDA to be able to support the Government fully. It is too expensive to construct roads and as we blame KTDA, we will also request the national Government to ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. On my own behalf, my family and the great people of Gatanga, I would like to send my condolences to the family of the late President. We knew President Moi in many ways. When we were at the University of Nairobi, he used to invite us to his home. I have never seen any other head of state invite young people to their homes. We would celebrate and share ideas. view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I also knew Moi for time keeping. It is not like what happens today where you are invited for a meeting which is supposed to start at 8.00 a.m., but the person who has called for the meeting comes at 1.00 p.m. If President Moi said that a meeting would start at 10.59 a.m., you were sure he would be there. I will never forget that. view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: May his soul rest in peace. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance. I would like to ask the following question: (i) Could the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) provide a progress report of investigations and persecutions, if any, regarding the irregular transfer of property on land L.R. No. 305/5 in Thika belonging to M/S. Swani Coffee Estate Limited to M/S. Chania Riverbank Estate Limited allegedly by M/S.Terra Fleur Limited? (ii) What action has been taken against those involved in the irregular transfer considering that the transfer was facilitated by public officials? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view