Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Engineers Bill be now read a Second Time. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Engineers Bill 2011 seeks to repeal and replace the Engineers Registration Act, Cap.530, of the Laws of Kenya. I wish to begin with the background information. The Engineers Registration Act was enacted into law in 1969. We must all appreciate that since 1969, which is almost 42 years ago, a lot has changed in the field of engineering both in Kenya and globally. Time has come to make laws that are current and relevant, as well as keeping pace with the changing global practices. The current law lacks adequate provisions for enforcement of the ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Part IV has provisions on licensing and practicing of registered engineers. It provides that persons must be licensed to practice as engineers, and provide for requirements needed to be fulfilled when applying for a practising licence. The part further sets out the circumstances under which registration may be suspended or cancelled. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Part Ve sets out the financial provisions of the Bill. Part VI has provisions relating to offences and penalties. That part creates offences and prescribes penalties. This includes frequently obtaining registration, employing unregistered persons, professional misconducts, among others. The penalties provided for in the Bill are heavy and deterrent to ensure compliance. Part VII sets out disciplinary procedures and the actions the Board may take against offending persons, including deregistration, reprimands, imposition of fine, among others. The last part provides for general provisions and empowers the Board with the approval of the Minister to make ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move the Engineers Bill, 2011, and request the Minister for Public Works; hon. Chris Obure, to second. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Minister to make unsubstantiated claims of roads where the Government has sunk billions and hardly before they are opened, they have already collapsed? Are they only found where he comes from? I think it is not right to portray the image of the Ministry as one that is corrupt. I think if there are instances where that is happening, we have the right forum to address that. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to start by thanking all those who have contributed to this Bill. I would like to specifically thank the Seconder of the Bill, hon. Obure and other speakers like Mr. Oparanya, Mr. Wetangula, Mr. Mungatana, Dr. Otichilo, Eng. Gumbo and all the others, who have contributed. I want to assure all of you that your input will be incorporated. I also hope that when it comes to the Committee Stage, you will be there to move some of the amendments that you have suggested, and to be able to share them ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Having said that, allow me also, to make one or two observations from what we have heard. I want to assure the hon. Wetangula who has clearly said that ideally this Bill should be able to take care of engineering in all forms and fields in which engineering is practised. Yes, indeed, it is true that we have water engineering, irrigation engineering, and housing among the other sector Ministries that are involved. I wish to assure him that this Bill is a product of consultations among the entire sector Ministries. As we move in the next stage, we will ensure ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: We have also involved all the other professional groups, including the Architectural Association of Kenya. Therefore, I am sure that finally when we come with the final Bill, it will have the benefit of addressing the interests of all the Ministries that are involved. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has also been said that a lot of times when engineers are involved in malpractice in their fields of operation, sometimes the penalty that is given even by the courts is too small to take care of the damage that they have done. It is, indeed, true. I am sure we will, probably, look at this further, but there is a product within the insurance field that they call the indemnity policy that will be able to care of this. I am sure this is one of the areas that we will want to ... view