20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question of whether people are passionate about the work they do and about the leadership they provide at whatever level and in whichever institution arises. When you are recruiting persons in any organization, it is not simply the issue of whether they have academic qualifications. Every time we advertise jobs---- This House questioned me just last week about, for example, recruitment at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). When we say we are looking for a minimum of a Masters degree we will have a thousand applicants. So, it is not simply the issue of whether ...
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20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question of whether people are passionate about the work they do and about the leadership they provide at whatever level and in whichever institution arises. When you are recruiting persons in any organization, it is not simply the issue of whether they have academic qualifications. Every time we advertise jobs---- This House questioned me just last week about, for example, recruitment at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). When we say we are looking for a minimum of a Masters degree we will have a thousand applicants. So, it is not simply the issue of whether ...
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20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. May I inform the House that the court ruling that
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20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. May I inform the House that the court ruling that
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15 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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15 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
(a)There were six companies that bid to offer inspection services for purposes of second hand motor vehicles.
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15 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
(b)There was no award of tender. This tender was cancelled and re-advertised and is currently under technical evaluation.
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15 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, there was extension of the bidding period twice. I think one was for four months and another one for 70 days. It was because of those extensions that we felt that there was external influence being brought to bear on the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). As you know these contracts, though they are not fee contracts, the contractors charge a fee to the users of the service. They are rather lucrative contracts and we felt as a Ministry that there was undue influence being exacted on the decision makers at the Bureau. Therefore, we cancelled ...
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