Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to go on record as a supporter of this amendment Bill. Many of the speakers who have spoked have been asking why Sen. (Dr.) Ali is talking of an advisory council. They should have looked at the parent Act. The parent Act has almost 14 clauses dedicated to the health resource advisory council. What Sen. (Dr.) Ali is trying to do is to expand the scope and mandate of that council, so that it can be more responsive to the needs of health workers in counties. We have an option, as the Members of the ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I observed the manner in which Sen. Nyamunga took off the honorary sash, bungled and dumped it on the Table. That is a national award. It signifies that she is a hero and has done something great for this country. Is it in order for her to manhandle the sash? view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. I take note that this Bill has come from the National Assembly. In the good manner that was established by the High Court, it has been brought to the Senate because it is a Bill that concerns counties. This Bill proposes to annul the 2013 Act and make a few amendments to that Act, including a few institutional reorganizations and broadening certain issues that were a little bit amorphous in the earlier Bill. Our governors have complained that the existing framework for PPPs in the country is one that inhibits ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Finance and Budget that has submitted a very detailed report to this House took into consideration the views of governors, who are the people with the boots on the ground. This is to ensure that what we have as an amendment will help them to facilitate PPPs in those counties. Looking at the portal that has been put up by the PPP unit, which this Bill seeks to re-designate as the PPP directorate, I can see that there are about 64 projects that this unit has considered. Of the 64 projects, only six of them are post procurement; 18 are ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Another project at post-procurement is the Lamu Coal Power Project. I find that to be one of the biggest embarrassments of this nation and one of the decisions that this generation has made that will haunt us when we think of the future generations. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, I was delighted when China made a public commitment that they will stop sponsoring home-based power projects in or outside China. By all definitions, the Lamu Coal Power Project has collapsed because China was going to be one of the key financiers of the project. Of course, there are public spirited individuals who have gone to court to talk about the destruction of the ecosystem and effects of the biodiversity of having a coal project in Lamu in such a fragile ecosystem. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The fact that the Lamu Coal Power Project went through a PPP pipeline to the point where procurement was done and was being stopped in court by environmental activities, tells us that there could be something missing. There could be a level of rigor, ethical concern or moral responsibility that is still missing in our PPP consideration. In any sane country, the Lamu Coal Power Project should not have succeeded in a country with vast geothermal and huge hydropower potential and a country that is endowed with wind. It was irresponsible for the PPP unit to midwife the Lamu Coal ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: competitive. In the 2013 Act, the procurement methods that were permissible were competitive bidding and privately initiated proposal. The Bill has added the aspect of restricted bidding and direct procurement and I think that is dangerous. There are jurisdictions that have gone through similar laws and processes with greater success, but they have not permitted non-competitive bidding. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not too long ago. During the Committee on Roads and Transportation meeting, Sen. Cherargei posed a question on the procurement of a road that traverses Northern Kenya. The response that we got from the CS involved was ... view