Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi

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• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Do not worry! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that we have seen in road works a lot of distortions. How do they happen? A road is awarded to be constructed at a specified sum, say Kshs2 billion. Somewhere along the way - I am saying this quite authoritatively because I have seen it - that contract is raised upwards and it could go to figures close to double that original sum through something called variation orders. view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Gumo is saying "not more" but it is information that I have. It goes up by more than double. I want the Ministry to come clear and say what is the extent of variation orders on contracts. By what percentages may they be varied? So, unless the Ministry's experts, the engineers, are not themselves sufficiently qualified, in which case then I will go to the Budget Speech by the Minister for Finance who put them on notice that he is going to hire expatriates, although I do not agree with that. I believe we ... view
• 13 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on the Kenya Sugar Board - Loss on Export and Import of Raw Sugar pursuant to Legal Notice No.2 of 2006 laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday 29th June, 2006. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf the Members of the PIC and pursuant to Standing Order No.162(2), I take this opportunity to present to the House the report of the said Committee. The mandate of the PIC is, as you all know, to ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I want to begin my contribution by thanking the Mover of this Motion, Mr. J.M. Mutiso, for bringing it before the House. Indeed, as he has stated, if the concept of community housing re-investment was taken on board by the Government, it would have revolutionalized housing not just in the urban areas but also in the rural areas. The Motion calls upon the Government to set up a fund that will help low income earners acquire loans to develop their own houses or ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I stand to seek your guidance. You have said that we should go up to Page 11 of the Recurrent Expenditure Volume 1, but I have not heard you read out Heads 797, 931 and 931. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: But they are still under Sub-Vote 010? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the point that the Minister did not quite get is that there are far too many Items which are here which concern very little figures. When he says that some of these will include legal and arbitration charges but the exact amounts are not disclosed, I think our worry is that by putting the Question, we are merely going to pass things which we have not been explained about. I think the Minister should undertake to table these details. We are ready to look through them. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish the hon. Members on the Government side could consult quietly. Let us refer to the same page 16, Head 797. I want to know what proposals the Minister has for the staff of the National Agency for Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA). He has not provided salaries for the staff of this organisation as he has done for staff in other departments. Could he tell us how they will be paid? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on page 24, Head 281, Item 3111000 - Purchase of Specialised Plant Equipment and Machinery, it is important for us to appreciate that, 2064 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 12, 2006 that is under something called "Rapid Deployment Unit" at the Headquarters. Earlier on, we passed an Item where the Minister said it was for another expenditure in Marsabit and such like places. The Rapid Deployment Unit was allocated Kshs7 million last year and this time, they are asking for Kshs273 million. What is it that they hope to rapidly deploy? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on page 38, under Head 094, on the second last Item, a whopping Kshs200 million has been allocated for the purchase of specialized plant, equipment and machinery for the Presidential Escort. What specialized plant, equipment and machinery is the Presidential Escort purchasing? What plant is that? It is a shame! As far as I know, these are policemen on motorbikes! What specialized equipment do they need? view