Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, having said that, I also wish to acknowledge that as we do the amendments, we would like to do it in an environment that will not open a window for challenge. Therefore, at this particular stage and as we move to the Committee stage, we would like to address all those issues that have been raised here. In that connection I wish to just address a few. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: It has been said that the rate of unemployment in Kenya, especially in the last three or four years has been rising significantly. One of the ways that we can address this is by ensuring that the youth have a market for their services and goods. When the youth compete for these limited opportunities and they have to compete with people who have been in business for long, who have huge contacts and a wide base from which they can quote in terms of reference, it becomes extremely difficult for them to get preference. Therefore, it may be necessary for ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Lastly, hon. Midiwo, our Chief Whip, mentioned about a particular road in Kisumu. Indeed, we have seen his letter which I must say is very unprocedural in the sense that when we get a letter specifically saying “give so and so this contract or do not give this”, that would essentially amount to interfering with the tendering process. But having said that, our biggest concern with Kisumu and the larger lake region, is the under-capacity of the contractors who are there. I will challenge you to tell me three or four big contractors that you have within that region whom ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with hon. Midiwo’s sentiments. I am only trying to say that as much as they do not want M/s Hayer Bishan Singh Contractors Limited to do their roads, we also want to challenge the people in that area. You must invest in the construction sector. You have said that Thika Road has actually been given to the Chinese. We do not want to give the Chinese even the village roads just next to you. We would rather that local contractors do those roads. “Local” does not mean M/s Hayer Bishan Singh Contractors Limited ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: However, you find that when you go to that region, the only big contractor is M/s Hayer Bishan Singh Contractors Limited, although he has his own challenges. We note the allegations made by the hon. Member, and we would want to look into them, but for now the biggest challenge we have, not just at that level but even at the level of small roads, is that local contractors have very little capacity in terms of road construction in that particular area. If there is a road you want to do on an emergency basis, you cannot get somebody from ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, therefore, what we are trying to say is that we want to give work to other contractors, or any other contractor for that matter; let it also go on record that we would really want to encourage local capacity in road building at that level, so that we can put road construction money into the local economy of the areas we will want to develop. view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to plead with my colleague to appreciate where we are coming from. We support the Bill but even as we do so, there is the important Committee Stage. We are saying that once we get to that stage, these are issues he would want to address. We do not want to come up with an amendment and the first thing you hear is that Kenyans have gone to court because they are being discriminated against on account of age. Now that we have that opportunity, we would want to tap all the benefits arising ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Lastly, the Government had also realised that the young people in this country face a major challenge in terms of accessing Government procurement services. For that reason, we came up with what we call the Youth Enterprise Fund because we realised that the biggest challenge is that if you give a team of young people, or a young person, an order worth Kshs100 million or even Kshs1 million, when they have no title deeds or anything else, it becomes impossible for them to deliver the services. Therefore, the Government came up with the Youth Enterprise Fund. It has not lived ... view
• 23 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by congratulating the hon. Member who has brought this Motion; that is hon. Namwamba. Realizing that it comes at a time when the country has been facing serious food security challenges, I want to thank him together with the Committee that went round the country and brought a Report to this House on the rising cost of living. I also want to thank the Seconder of this Motion, hon. ole Lankas, who also comes from a farming community and understands best the issues that affect this area. view
• 23 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the onset, I want to say that if the agricultural policy in this country is properly harnessed, we will be able to create many employment opportunities; this has been a big challenge in this country. If you go to the rural areas of this country, you will meet hordes of young men who are qualified and ready to work, but do not have the opportunity to work. The institutions that were set up earlier in the 60s and 70s to guarantee the farmer to produce and sell have collapsed. One of these institutions is ... view