Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 131 to 140 of 1925.

• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: One of the attractions with these PPPs is that a private party bears a significant risk and management responsibilities. That has been assessed according to the report of the World Bank of 2012 that, indeed, the risk that is taken by the private sector may not be a risk that can also be undertaken by the public sector. We know that in any Government, whether county or national Government will need extra resources that have not been provided for in the budget. Our budgets are restricted because of the nature of the taxes that have been levied on people. Therefore, ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill is good because we have witnessed that one of the reasons why we prefer PPP is because the private sector is able to galvanize participation in providing extra resources and dormant funds that are laying in pension funds and elsewhere waiting for an opportunity to invest in some bankable projects that one can do. I agree with that concept because the private sector is able to galvanize those funds, bring them on that table and reduce public sector administrative costs by entering into a PPP. They will also allow the risks to be shared ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: It is important to also note that one of the essential elements that must be adhered to and agreed upon is the question of the stages of establishing a PPP. The office in charge of the PPP is domiciled in the National Treasury where there is a secretariat with a Director-General as the person in charge of that secretariat. I have also seen elsewhere in the Bill where they have captured that there will be representation by the Council of Governors (CoG) by two governors to represent the interests of the 47 county governments. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: The innovative aspect of this Bill is the provision by the county assemblies that the county assemblies will be required to pass all agreements or any proposals being made in respect of the PPP. They will have the first opportunity to pass that element. However, the uncomfortable bit is when they have to seek permission from the National Treasury as that may be a cumbersome element. Once the counties are given an opportunity to enter into PPP, they become part and parcel of it on the PPP directorate through the representation by the two Governors. The element of timelines must ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the most essential elements that needs to be provided for in the county government and the resources being devolved in the country governments may not be sufficient is water. Water and sanitation are such critical factors in the county governments that need to have additional resources. If these areas get additional resources, we will meet the demands of water provisions to our populations at the county level. This has a direct bearing on the health status of a county. view
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• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Water is life and without water, many people suffer many other communicable diseases that would require minimum sanitation levels to clear them. In fact, some of the cost on health expenditure can be reduced by 50 per cent, by just provision of water and maintaining a certain level of sanitation. People will then be happy and accept that they have achieved certain milestones just by the provision of water. I believe PPPs will be one such noble aspect in the area of water provision in county governments. Water provision is one of the projects that will need to be invested ... view
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• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: seen this infrastructure concentrated in certain areas. Some of the roads that we had put in the budget are no longer being developed. That money has probably been shifted to other counties for development. I must say with a lot of disappointment that, for instance, in my county there was a road that was supposed to be done; it was in the budget in the Kibaki administration. However, we managed to get it back in the budget in the current Government’s administration. This is the Kemora-Amabuko Road from Keroka going to Ibacho on to Kiamokama and to Nyacheki; then another ... view
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