8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
recognise the county government as a procuring entity for the public private partnership projects. In order to affirm the Government’s commitment and support for devolution, I propose to amend the Public Private Partnership Act to recognize the county government as an independent procuring entity for the public private partnership projects.
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
The mandate of the Competition Authority is to conduct market enquiries. The Authority experiences challenges when seeking information from stakeholders who sometimes withhold vital information on grounds that it is not mandatory for them to provide the information. In order to enable the Authority to realise its mandate as envisaged by the law, I propose to amend the Competition Act to make it obligatory for stakeholders to provide information to the Authority when requested to do so. The Competition Authority further experiences challenges in imposing financial penalties after a company engages in restrictive trade practices. The Authority uses a 10 ...
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
I am also grateful to the Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate and their respective Clerks for overseeing the approvals of submissions on the budget estimates for the Fiscal Year 2016/17, Members of the Liaison Committee, the Budget and Appropriations Committee of this House and the other Departmental Committees of Parliament for the comprehensive and constructive engagement in reviewing the budget estimates for the Fiscal Year 2016/17. I am sincerely grateful to the Leader of the Majority Party of the National Assembly, Hon Aden Duale, for his relentless support to get most of the legislative proposals on finance matters ...
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
leadership of the Principal Secretary, Dr. Kamau Thugge, who have tirelessly worked long hours, including most weekends to ensure that this budget and supporting documents meet the legal deadlines.
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
I also want to thank the management and staff of the KRA and the CBK for their contributions, staff from the Attorney General’s Office, staff of the Parliamentary Budget Office for providing support on the budget process and our bilateral and multilateral development partners, as well as private foundations for their contribution to our development agenda through their technical and financial support. Finally, I thank all Kenyans from all walks of life for their contributions, proposals and suggestions received during the finalization of this budget. I thank you. God bless you; God bless Kenya .
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7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I wish to support this amendment because it is simply a clean-up.
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7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
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7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 64 be amended in sub-clause 1(b) by inserting the words “from the respective counties” immediately after the words “the Cabinet Secretary”.
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7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to support the position of the Committee Chair because if the words “community scheme” are not defined in this Bill, they will bring ambiguity. So, we better leave it.
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