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  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I have the gut feeling and I get worried--- view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I have a gut feeling and I get worried when we have senior civil servants who have put their careers for over 40 years in public service. As I speak, Mr. Kinyua is the Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet. Eng. Mahboub is an Ambassador for IGAD and Mr. James Ongwae is the Governor for Kisii County. Those people had good careers and have been very clean people. When they were acting as trustees, they were just policy makers and not policy implementors. They did not run the day to day activities of NCBP. ... view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: When we have about three million people waiting to be fed--- view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I seek your protection. view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, when you have 3 million people who cannot wait and want food like yesterday; when you want to provide food to 3 million people who are facing the pangs of hunger, you have to move fast. Those officers had to move very fast and support the Government. The Government declared the drought a national disaster and that is why in the thick of things, they moved very fast and asked NCPB to fast-track the tendering process. They had the good will and were initiating a process. When you look at the letter written by Mr. Kinyua and ... view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to seek your protection. There is too much noise. view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Mahboub wrote to the Permanent Secretary, Treasury and said: “Please, suspend the opening of LCs until due deligence was done”. Mr. Kinyua also wrote a letter and he was very categorical. He wanted the smooth running of the Government machinery and the right procurement procedures. He said that systems must be followed. He was very categorical. He does not sit at the Board of NCPB or in the Procurement Committee. He does not do the nitty gritty day-to-day activities of the Board. When you condemn those people unheard, you want to finish their careers. One philosopher ... view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I know what happened in that Committee. We know what has been going on. view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I will not divulge the information. The Members know better. One philosopher said--- view
  • 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, one philosopher said that--- view

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