Musalia Mudavadi

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• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a point of argument, but even medical centres are being built under the ESP. Staff will be sent there and drugs will be required. You cannot tell people that at one time or the other, they will not pay certain amounts of money for their medicines. Schools are being constructed and you cannot say that at some point, certain fees and charges should not be charged by those schools even though they are under the ESP. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a noble idea if we can cultivate and put it in proper perspective. It involves reinforcing resources from a given market and making sure that you plough back a percentage of that money for further market development. It is an idea that can be developed over time in conjunction with the local authorities. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could he repeat the question? view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are in touch with the Treasury. I can undertake that we will definitely work very closely with the Treasury, so that where there is any delay, for whatever reason, the resources can then be re-voted in the next financial year. The issue of creating a Fund may take slightly longer and would also view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: require further consultation with the Treasury. As of now, the understanding is that, the funds, if not utilized, would be re-voted. We shall make sure that the Treasury does that. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have here with me the minutes of a meeting of the Konoin Constituency Development Committee held on 16th February, 2010. The Chairperson was Ms. Susan Rono Chepkairor. In the minutes, they are the ones who awarded the tender to Wilkori. So, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government was just validating. The decision, choice, and evaluation were done by the constituency. Really, if this contractor had a problem, this Committee should have been able to detect it! However, the hon. Member, Mr. Koech, has already raised this issue with me ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I was answering the Question, I did not say that the contractor will complete work by March. I said that, in the case of the market, the contractor is being awarded the site on 2nd March, 2011, that is, tomorrow. I am not, therefore, avoiding answering the question whatsoever. With regard to the one that relates to Mr. Koech’s constituency, that becomes a different subject which we need to follow and get details of that specific contract. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, where there is a double award of contracts--- I said that there was some confusion. There was migration from the Treasury tendering process to the CDF process, and finally to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government. Indeed, some mischief transpired in some of these areas – let me not be specific about the numbers. We are, however, following the matter closely and we shall definitely hold to account those who ended up signing more than one contract. That is clearly a very serious mistake. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have guidelines with me at the moment, but it is clear that upon awarding the contract we are working together with the District Works Officers. This is because the Ministry of Government itself does not have the capacity of having all these officers there. The District Works Officers are helping us in the process of monitoring and evaluating the performance of these contractors before any payment is made. Indeed, before payments are released, the signature of the District Works Officer in that given area is necessary so that it can be used in ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement on the current drought situation in the country. It is fairly detailed, so I would like the House to bear with me on this. I am issuing this Statement on behalf of the Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I recently made a tour of parts of eastern--- view