25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up, we have areas that we want to be looked into. We are looking at tangible projects. Uhuru Highway still remains to be addressed in terms of decongesting it. Therefore, tangible projects will remain a goal of the Budget and Appropriation Committee and Members of Parliament.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is something that has been raised a lot. We just have to monitor and evaluate these funds, so that they change lives.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Lastly, is the issue of peace in our country. We just have to engage on peace, invest in peace and cohesion. We will not have a country where there is no peace. So, let us invest in peace and national cohesion; le us invest in peace building initiatives and civic education. These remain the duty of every Member of Parliament. We just have to tell our people to live peacefully. I support this Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I also serve in the Budget and Appropriations Committee and do wish to support the Report of the Committee on the Supplementary Budget. I think all of us in the Committee agreed that we need to have very good planning for the programmes that we want at a time like now when we have the Jubilee Government with a manifesto. We should plan very well and put as much as we can in the financial year as we have done in the 2014/2015 Budget. But as it is, there are changes that are ...
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24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
this House must look at this law and pass a facilitative law on procurement. Although it is true that there is corruption in the country and we needed a procurement law that helps us stop corruption, I think we went too far in terms of what that law provides. The Kenya Qualifications Framework Bill, the Private Security Regulation Bill, the Scrap Metal Bill--- What we now see is an Executive that is unable to move, courtesy of the procurement law and procurement deadlines. I think reforms to the procurement law are required very urgently, so that the law does ensure ...
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I am also happy as this is my maiden statement. Therefore, I want to thank the people of Nyeri and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
also to say that I am happy with the new process where the Cabinet Secretaries will be here. Hon. Speaker, I am seeking a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology concerning the provision of sanitary towels to pupils in public primary schools. Hon. Speaker, during the Financial Year 2013/2014, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology allocated Kshs300 million for procurement and distribution of sanitary towels to pupils in public primary schools countrywide. That has not been realized and the girls from poor backgrounds continue to miss classes because they cannot afford sanitary ...
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
(i) the implementation status and the number of pupils who have benefited and in particular those from Nyeri County; and
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
(ii) the measures the Government is taking to ensure that all the needy girls in public schools receive sanitary towels.
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