Lewis Nguyai

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 793.

• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member did approach me. As I said, I am willing to visit the markets to ascertain the level of work done. But I will indicate that the projects that were done between 2009 and 2010 were at Kerugoya Market for Kshs7 million. The other one where the drainage was dug, I will go and ascertain how far it has gone. So, I am willing to do that on Friday. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, let me apologize for not being in the House yesterday. I had attended a funeral and the Minister was meant to answer the Question. By the time he was getting here, he was late and by that time, the Question had been asked. So, I apologize. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the property in question; that is, Kisumu Municipality Block 9/III was advertised for sale on 19th March, 2012 by the Kisumu County Council and not by the Kisumu Municipal Council as stated in the Question. This was done to enable the council to pay off their debts owed to the statutory creditors subject to the compliance with the relevant laws. The disposal was approved by the then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government’s Act, ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Transition Act obviously came into place prior to the approval for this position was granted because that was done on 3th February, 2012. As such that law cannot be applied retrospectively. Further, this particular council has certain statutory debts which pertain to obligations that are due to statutory creditors such as the Pension Fund and the NSSF. As such, those debts need to be disposed of. The only way the council found it suitable to dispose of those debts was by the disposal of assets because, obviously, those debts are meant to pay for the ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one, let me assure all hon. Members that any information that they bring to our notice, and we have already given a circular that view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do undertake to further communicate once again because through a circular of 8th February, 2012, we did--- view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, including Thika where the hon. Member is. We will be able to do that. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one, this was an open bid. It was advertised in the local dailies and there was an invitation for bids in which there was a whole tender process. The highest bidder was for Kshs42 million and the lowest was for Kshs30 million. The evaluation process took place before the disposal took place. I want to assure the hon. Member that it was an open process from the beginning to the end and there is nothing sinister about it. I can give him the relevant information and documentation. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had asked the indulgence of the hon. Member and also the indulgence of the hon. view
• 19 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the outset I want to apologize that I was not here when Question No.3 by Private Notice was asked the first time. That was because there is an accident near Westlands that caused me to be delayed in traffic. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the construction of Karatina Market has stalled. (b) The project was scheduled to be completed by 14th July 2012. However, it will be delayed by three months because the contractor did not execute the project as fast as it had been scheduled. ... view