14 Feb 2019 in Senate:
(a) the status of implementation of every project agreement that is under implementation by each contracting authority including the outputs of each project as against the projected targets; (b) any challenges or deviations in the implementation and estimated completion of the project and the reasons for such deviation or delay; (c) a financial statement with respect to each project; (d) a risk assessment including information of any change in circumstances that may have an impact on the implementation of a project; and (e) such other information as the Committee and the Cabinet Secretary may consider necessary. (3) The Committee shall ...
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14 Feb 2019 in Senate:
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14 Feb 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move-
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14 Feb 2019 in Senate:
THAT Clause 2 of the Bill be amended- (a) in paragraph (a) in the proposed new definition of the term “contracting authority” by deleting the word “corporation” appearing immediately after the words“ government or county” in sub-paragraph (ii) and substituting therefor the word “entity”; (b) by deleting paragraph (b); (c) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b)- (c)inserting the following new definition immediately before the definition of the word “affordability”- “accounting officer” means in the case of- (a) a national government entity, the person designated as an accounting officer by the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance in accordance ...
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me thank the Senator for Kitui County for bringing this Petition. Indeed, pending bills is a big issue in this country. This morning, we were looking at the report of the Controller of Budget, and at the end of June 2017, Kshs108 billion is supposed to be outstanding pending bills. There is no reason at all for this amount of pending bills because counties get their money and it is only that they do not plan properly. In fact, there is a lot of misapplication. What we have realized is that when counties do their ...
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
No, by the time we bring our report, we will---.
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Correct. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important thing. I said two days ago in a forum where I was invited, that counties must pay their bills. In fact, they were asking if the Government can help bail them out. I told them that there is no money coming from anywhere else; they must pay. The ruling is that, it must be a first charge to the subsequent budget. In fact, some counties are approaching a situation where their pending bills are almost similar to their equitable share amount and that is dangerous. We cannot accept that and ...
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious matter as I have said and only this morning, we were discussing it. We will take it seriously and get to the bottom of it and come up with a report. If need be, we will go to Kitui County. It is not only Kitui County, it is a whole mess and, in fact, the Schedule---.
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, let me also contribute to this Motion for Adjournment. I want to thank the Senate for the good work we have been doing during this session. As we go on recess to meet with our people, let us keep in mind that we still have a lot of work to do in February when we resume. Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of health equipment has been discussed at length by many Senators. This is a matter which in the face of it appears simple, but the most complicated contract that I have ever seen in my life; ...
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
With regard to the Petition brought by Sen. Sakaja yesterday about transport in Nairobi, I would like to observe that Nairobi requires everybody to sit together; the national Government and the County Government of Nairobi City, to deal with the transport nightmare. It cannot be handled by the County of Nairobi alone. The Nairobi City County must be helped to deal with Nairobi urban transport, which has been talked about since 1987 and nothing is happening. So, it is a crisis we are facing and which must be solved.
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