Dr. Julius Kipyegon Kones

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: 1058 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 14, 2008 Once again, I think we are not convinced by the reasons given by the Government as to why we should adjourn at this time. There are many things that we need to discuss in this House. For example, we have already sent out Questions, which we expected to be answered in a short while. These are Questions that touch on people's lives. If we adjourn now, for the next three weeks, what are we going to tell our people? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Budget is also coming. Being a Member of the Budget ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Ministry has not blacklisted, suspended or precluded any road construction firm or company from award of Government contracts. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: , on behalf of view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the truth is that we have not blacklisted or suspended any contractor. However, we have terminated contracts of certain contractors. So, probably, if the hon. Member would want to ask who these contractors are, then I will answer him accordingly. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been authorised by Mr. Bett. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that certain contractors take a lot of time to mobilise effectively. As my good friend said, it is true that the contractor for the Machakos-Kitui Road has delayed by nearly 30 per cent. Soon, we will decide whether to terminate his contract or not. However, it is not that easy to terminate a contract because they also write back to us saying why they have not been able to 860 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 7, 2008 mobilise. Some of the times it is the Ministry's fault when we have not paid them effectively to ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I will do. I will make sure that if I award a contract to any contractor and they have not performed in time, we will terminate that contract. The contractors do not like it very much. In fact, they all go to court but we are going to insist on delivery of good standards and also in good time. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. But I wish he could be specific and tell us when the funds will be received. I also want to mention that in my constituency, there are a number of other schools that have not been given the funds. It seems to me that the implementation of the free secondary education is problematic. I wish the Ministry could address some of the issues that relate to this fund so that schools can automatically get the funds in good time. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we terminate a contract, we do not suspend that contractor. We will just terminate that particular project and not the contract as it were. He could be performing quite well in another contractor and so poorly in another. view