Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I stated, the e-procurement is an ongoing process. Some aspects of IT have already been implemented. We are trying to introduce the e- procurement, but it is a system which must be carefully introduced. You will realize that we have some suppliers who are not quite conversant with the e-systems. Therefore, the introduction of those procurement systems must be reciprocal. There must be compliance by the suppliers and ourselves. We are trying our best to introduce and use it for improvement of efficiency in procurement, but it is a gradual process which will take a ... view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are in the process of making amendments to the Procurement Act. This is not to say that the Act itself is an impediment as such, but there some aspects on the Act which need to be realigned with the new Constitution. We are already making proposals to do that, so that this Act can comply with the new Constitution and we welcome any suggestions from hon. Members where they think that there are some aspects of the law which are an impediment to the procurement process. Their comments and suggestions are welcome. We are actually ... view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that very soon we are going to table in Parliament the recommendations for amendment of this Act. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is ready. Maybe by next week we might table them here in Parliament. However, the impediments of the delays which the Chairman of the PAC is talking about are sometimes not necessarily caused by the procedures, but by the implementation. That is the way it is implemented and the way the Act has introduced a lot of liberal aspects which allow people to litigate and those litigations take a very long time. Sometimes the procurement process is locked in court. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we shall bring it next week. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the amendments we are proposing are to revise the law to comply with the provisions of the new Constitution and the cornerstone of the new Constitution is the devolved unit. So, that is the core of the amendments we are bringing to the House. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question came on the Floor of the House on 13th December which was Thursday, last week. When it was raised, we requested that it be directed to the Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and other Semi Arid Lands and the Speaker agreed. We were only able to answer part (a) of the Question and we provide that information to the same Ministry. It is, therefore, not in order for this Question to be re-directed to our Ministry. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question that the hon. Member has asked is what was in part (a) of the Question. This is on the allocation of finances. That is the information that we provided to the Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and other Semi Arid Lands. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you heard me right, I said that part (a) of the Question is the one that deals with the allocation of these resources. That is the answer that we have given. We have given the details on how much money was given to each of the concerned Ministries. We have provided that information to the Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and other Semi Arid Lands. With regard to the details of how much was given to each Ministry, they are the ones who do the coordination. Parts (b) and (c) are ... view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if he insists that I answer, let me answer it. view