Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a constitutional Bill that this House is required to process every financial year. I thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, who moved it in the House this afternoon. The figures are very clear. Many Members have raised...

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I join my brother Hon. Kisang in feeling sorry for those who suffer this litany of failures. I call them litany of failures because provision of security is the first and foremost duty and responsibility of any Government. This is litany of...

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the outset, I support this Bill. It is a very important amendment to the Public Private Partnerships Act of 2013. This is because many services are now being offered by counties. If counties are allowed to be also part of the contracting parties...

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to also pronounce myself on this. I want to support the Senate Bill. The people reserve their right to determine how the structure of their government is implemented in their county. The people of Taita Taveta and...

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Creating land value index and compulsory acquisition can be done by county governments or by national Government. So, exclusively giving the job to national Government would be disenfranchising the county government. This amendment should be carried through to ensure that the stakeholders...

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Part of the reason for this amendment is to clarify that alternative land can be a measure of compensation. That if your land is compulsorily acquired, you can be given land in lieu of the land you had before. This amendment should...

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The cost of public projects can escalate terribly if the cost of acquisition of land is not controlled. A person being part of this commission, knowing that a project is going to take place in a certain place and releasing that information...

Hon. Ogalo Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, communication has reached me. I withdraw my amendments. (Proposed amendments by Hon. Ogalo withdrawn)

Hon. Ogalo Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, communication has reached me. I withdraw my amendments. (Proposed amendments by Hon. Ogalo withdrawn)

Hon. Ogalo Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity. I rise to support the Report of the Committee. At the outset, water services in this country are a shared function between the national Government and county governments. The Water Bill stipulates mechanisms within the water services sector....