Dr. Kithure Kindiki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Fourthly, I support this Bill because it gives effect to one of the most important provisions we have on economic justice, which is Article 227 of the Constitution. It provides for the need for the country to develop and implement a procurement process, which is transparent and gives people of this country value for money. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Fifthly, I support the Bill because it recognizes the role of PPP projects in counties. I remember about six year ago, when I was the Senate Majority Leader, there was a Motion to remove from office the Governor of Kericho County, Hon. (Prof.) Chepkwony. One of the charges which brought the Governor of Kericho County before this House in impeachment proceedings was having endorsed a PPP project without the enabling legal framework that would allow him to engage the private actor to undertake a certain development project in Kericho County. This Bill now gives the much needed legal clarity for ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Sixthly, this Bill again with regard to PPPs in counties recognizes the important role of county assemblies which are the legislative arm of our county governments because they play a critical role. This Bill appreciates that role. We hope as county assemblies consider and approve PPPs projects in counties, they will be guided by Article 185 of the Constitution read together with Article 174 (c) of the Constitution on public participation in identification of projects and also in the prioritization of PPP projects. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: As much as I support this Bill, I see a big challenge with it. It is loading the country with more institutions. I do not know why we cannot use the existing institutions to achieve some of the things we want to achieve through this Bill. Every time there is a new Bill, an institution is created. You find in this Bill, the Secretariat of the PPP department in the Treasury has been elevated into a full Directorate with a project fund to oversight these projects and so many other institutions. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must move away going forward from institutionalism and the belief that institutions can solve our problems. We are just creating more jobs for a few people and increasing the current cost of this Government which is almost crumbling under debt and the wage bill. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in a nutshell, I support this Bill for bringing on board to our legal framework, transparency, efficiency and value for money in engagement of the private sector in national development. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I challenge counties and county governments to map out residents of their counties who are abroad, find out the countries they are in and use them as possible avenues of fundraising and bilateral support from organizations abroad. Yes, they are all Kenyans, but I think we all come from some corner. Even as you help your country, you also think about the county you come from and would be more than happy to develop it even as you reach out to helping neighbouring counties. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for special measures to encourage investments by Kenyans in diaspora. Many of them have worked and succeeded, but retire in penury. Although their heart is in Kenya, there is no system to help them plan, save and invest in a way that when they retire home, they find a livelihood in their old age. Some of them end up using relatives who squander their money for lack of institutionalized way of handling those resources. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: In any case, investments should be dealt with as such and not as social support. They can keep on sending money for social support to their relatives, but there must be a framework by county governments and national Government to encourage investments. Kenyans in diaspora should be treated as any other investor is. view