Robert Gichimu Githinji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is also important that a kitty within the Fund be created to identify and promote talents at the local level, that is, the constituency level. Probably a certain amount should be curved out from the Fund so that each and every constituency can be given a certain amount of money. This is because the small flow we get from NG-CDF is not enough. In my Gichugu Constituency, I have more than 50 football teams without even counting the volleyball teams and other sporting activities. When we go to apply for these funds, we realise that they ... view
• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: brought so that the actuarial evaluation of the Fund be done, at most, two years when the board and the chair are still in office. That way, they will be answerable to any queries that may arise and if found to have misappropriated the fund, proper steps can be taken against them. The other thing that should be emphasised is the usage. Actually, the two main components of this Fund should be where it is coming from. That has clearly been defined but the usage has not been properly itemised. I will be consulting the Chair to see the areas ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My Question is directed to the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why the National Treasury has not issued letters of exemption for importation of duty free machinery, equipments and for tax exemption in relation to the construction of Thiba Dam Project that was launched on 23rd November, 2017? b) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that the master list for exemption submitted by the contractor in March 2018 has not been acted upon and as a consequence the contractor is considering suspending the works which will be a major ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support and contribute to this Bill. Firstly, it is good because it addresses the two levels of Government in line with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. As we are aware, the previous Government Contracts Bill only addressed the issue of the national Government. This Bill will translate into an Act that will enhance competence and quality of work done by contractors awarded by the Government. It will ensure that there is compliance with the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act and the Public Private Partnership Act. This will ensure that the ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: where it was awarded to represent the County Government of Kirinyaga had a cost of hundreds of millions indicated as legal fees. That was a lot of money which would have been used to improve the conditions of roads in that country or provide water for the people. I also support this Bill because under clause 9 there is a provision that all contracts that relate to the provision of legal services must be given under the authority of the Attorney General and the county attorney for contracts that relate to the county governments. This will give clear guideline because ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I have also looked at clause 11 which ensures that there is compliance with the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act and the Public Finance Management Act in terms of ensuring security is given and contracts must comply with these provisions to ensure Government money is not wasted. Though I support this Bill, I want to propose going forward it is good we get some clarity when it comes to clauses 6 and 7 which deal with contracts entered outside this country. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We must have very clear guidelines to avoid a situation whereby an authorised officer or accounting officer enters into contracts outside the country. Whereby, public money is used without proper mechanisms of recovering it. Also a situation whereby the respective jurisdiction, if a court case arises from these contracts may lack mechanisms of how to effectively handle this. So, this is a matter that needs a lot of clarity to avoid abuse of these offices that are entrusted with entering into contracts outside the country. Why they should be entered into the first place is the jurisdiction of the courts ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Another clause that is also necessary and an amendment is also required is that there also needs to be an oversight team like what we have in the NG-CDF. There is a clause that says that there is a team that oversees what is being done and this must be in relation to the areas of expertise. This is because the person who is giving this contract is not an authority in all the areas of the contract. So, we need a lean team to be looking and also advise the contracting authority that a certain work that has been ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I rest my contribution and I support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 14 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill by Hon. Njagagua. The Bill, in effect, sets a good base and a good precedent which can be followed by county governments. It gives an opportunity to all the workers of county governments to benefit. It puts them at the same level as those who serve at the national level in terms of having pension and benefiting from a pension scheme. Though we have two levels of government, all Kenyans are the same. It is only that some serve the national government and others serve counties. So, it ... view