Peter Njoroge Baiya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the same reasons that were advanced in rejecting the earlier amendment also apply to this particular amendment. As it is, the law does not stop him from doing so. The Auditor-General is allowed to recruit all kinds of professionals, and not just procurement professionals. They can even procure the services of engineers, if need be. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the same reasons that were advanced in rejecting the earlier amendment also apply to this particular amendment. As it is, the law does not stop him from doing so. The Auditor-General is allowed to recruit all kinds of professionals, and not just procurement professionals. They can even procure the services of engineers, if need be. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. As you give direction on this matter as sought by the Leader of the Majority Party, I would urge you to also look into the aspect of the Members’ conduct in the debate. The rules of debate are very clear. To accuse a Member of corruption is to say that, that person should be prosecuted and, if evidence is found, put to jail. It is as plain as that. On the other hand, the rules of debate are very clear. A member is responsible for the correctness of the statement he makes, whether in the House ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Bill. This is one of the Bills which have a constitutional implementation timeline. It was supposed to have been enacted before 26th August, 2014, but time was extended by nine months which is going to lapse around May. It is my hope that the National Assembly will be through with this Bill in time so that it can be referred to the Senate and hopefully there will be sufficient time to facilitate mediation in case any is needed so that we can meet those time constraints given ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, under Clause 20 I believe the framers of the Constitution were wondering whether it is prudent to give the Auditor-General power to access bank accounts. There is a comment on the Bill to the effect that if the Auditor-General has such powers, he may end up abusing them. However, as Parliament we ought to appreciate that the person who will be audited is basically the Executive because it is the one which has resources and implements projects and, therefore, requires to be audited. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: If a case arises where public resources have been misappropriated, the right thing to happen is that the Auditor-General should have unlimited access to information requisite for the investigation he is conducting, including access to bank accounts held by suspects. That does not mean that he is not going to do any conviction. It only means that he is going to make the information available to whichever other organs of the State that may be called upon to act on it. I know a lot of concerns have been raised. Therefore, this Bill requires to be looked at especially at ... view
• 10 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. On my own behalf and that of the people of Githunguri, I also wish to send a message of condolences to the family of the late George Muchai as well as to the people of Kabete. Hon. Speaker, the late Muchai was a colleague and a brother, with whom we had occasion to share much about the country and our county. He was actually one of the most sober and intelligent Members of Parliament. He reasoned and actually lived above petty squabbles. It is quite clear that the circumstances under which hon. Muchai died literally translate ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion and particularly to support it. From the outset, under our new rigorous constitutional dispensation, it is a requirement that for the Government to borrow, it must demonstrate prudence in the management of financial resources. It should do it openly and transparently and more particularly, balance the interests of the current and future generations. Going by the proposed borrowing, looking at the projects that are earmarked, as Members have stated, these are very strategic investments in addressing developmental challenges that this country has experienced for a ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: If you look at the impact of a road like the Thika Highway, it is enormous. When the Government spent Kshs30 million to do that project, some people raised objections that it was an unworthy and unnecessary investment. If you look at the impact of that road in terms of the many motorists who use it and who used to spend more than three hours on the road, the cost has reduced. The cost that the country was incurring in terms of lost manpower and fuel was huge. These things have already been resolved by investing in a Kshs30 million ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: I come from Githunguri Constituency, which is close to Nairobi. When I speak with my constituents, now and again, they complain about roads. They want to have a road from Uplands to somewhere in Ruiru, which will possibly cost the Government about Kshs2 billion. If you deal with the other roads within that area, perhaps, they may cost the Government about Kshs5 billion. If you look at the dairy project in the constituency, where I happen to have been a chairman, its total turnover in about Kshs5 billion. The people of Githunguri cannot raise money to build roads. So, they ... view