Mutahi Kagwe

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• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: ( Sen. Kembi-Gitura) left the Chair] view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to seek clarification from the Chairman regarding matters of CSR. When we talk about CSR, this is pegged on a percentage of earnings especially in civilised nations. You could be operating a plant of USD100 million, which may sound like a lot of money, when in corporate terms, this is nothing. I want to ask a question regarding some of the things we are saying here. We cannot say that Nyeri County needs to control who Barclays Bank is employing in Nyeri County and to audit; that is what Sen. Munyes ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was simply explaining this so that I eventually ask a question. Is it the national Government’s policy or any county policy to micromanage an organisation? view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Yes, I want to be informed. view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the contrary, I spoke about the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and expressed that in most jurisdictions, organisations and companies, this budget is a percentage of the revenue of an organisation. I did not talk about the percentage in terms of the profits from an organisation that should go to the county. I did not mention that. However, indeed, I totally believe and agree that a fair percentage should go to the county government. view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to apologize to Sen. Musila for the delay. If you recall, I read a Statement here on this subject, but the Statement was unsatisfactory in the eyes of the House. I, therefore, sent the Statement back to the Ministry, to the Cabinet Secretary concerned, but unfortunately he has been away. When an attempt was made to give the Statement through another office, I advised them that this matter was too important to be handled by somebody else. In fact, what we have done as a Committee is that we have asked the Cabinet ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and say that it has been long overdue. In 1950, India moved a Bill to stop the use of emblems and titles that people were not entitled to. Therefore, it is only fair and timely that as we move towards this new dispensation of a bicameral parliament and also in the creation of new offices that did not exist before, that we address this matter very seriously because, otherwise, we will run amok as far as self aggrandisement, praise and such other associated egoistic behavior is ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have actually said what I wanted to ask. There is the notion that contractors in Kenya are not operating as they are supposed to be. But there are other factors that we must also place in the hands of the Government. Roads are constructed according to specifications. If the contractor is asked to do a five- year road, the road cannot last for seven years because--- view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am proposing that in the clarification that he is going to bring to the House, he should specify very clearly what the specification of the roads in question were. Were they supposed to be five, ten or 15 years? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, could he also clarify the method of payment of contractors? As I speak today, there are contractors who are supposed to be constructing roads in Nyeri, for example, who are being accused by everybody of neglecting their responsibilities, yet they have not been paid. If he is not paid, he cannot ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order, really, for the Chairperson to tell us that payments are made upon certificates? Actually, what The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view