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"content": " The Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education."
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education on its Examination of the Reports of the Auditor- General on the Financial Statements of State Corporations (Nyanza Region) for the financial years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 25th July 2024, but subject to: 1. deletion of Paragraph 212 appearing on Page 41 of the Report and substituting therefor with the following new paragraph: “The Committee recommends that the regular cash payments made for the casual works done amounting to Ksh2,308,996, be surcharged to the governing council of Kisumu National Polytechnic. The amount is to be paid within six months after the adoption of the Report by this House.” 2. deletion of Paragraph 216 appearing on Page 41 of the Report, and substituting therefor with the following new paragraph “The Committee recommends that the long-standing imprest of Ksh37,800, be written off from the institution’s books of accounts since no money was lost. It was as a result of the demise of the employee.” 3. effecting the consequential amendments in the Report."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will start by appreciating the Members of this Committee because they have been very committed. We have never lacked quorum. I know very many of my colleagues have suffered quorum issues, including on the Floor of the House. Some of whom, including today, have moved very crucial Bills, but the Members are not in. We have never suffered from that. I thank our Vice-Chairperson, Hon. Naisula Lesuuda, Hon. (Amb.) Francis Sigei, our Provincial Commissioner (PC), Hon. Mark Mwenje, my Whip, Hon. (Eng.) Thuddeus Nzambia, Hon. James Wamacukuru, Hon. Maurice Bisau Kakai, Hon. Rebecca Tonkei, Hon. Alfah Miruka, Hon. Shadrack Mwiti, Hon. Moses Kirima, Hon. Daniel Karitho, Hon. Chiforomodo Munga from Lungalunga and, last but not least, Hon. Joseph Tonui. Those people have done a good job. I just want to note that because of the commitment of my Members, I think we are the leading Committee in terms of delivery in this House. We are at the tail-end of finishing our agencies. We will be done in a week’s time. The Committee is ready with seven reports. Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know and you have been around to understand that it is not a mean feat. Indeed, those Members, have done a good job. I also want to appreciate our Secretariat under the leadership of Ms Christine Ndiritu Gloria, together with her team that has given us good service to be able to do what we do. I also want to thank our officers from the Office of the Auditor-General, led by Mr Tonkei."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee is established under Standing Order 206 of the National Assembly Standing Orders. Public Investment Committee Governance and Education is responsible for the examination of the workings of public investments based on their audited reports and accounts. It is mandated: 1. To examine the reports and accounts of the public investments. 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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"content": "2. To examine the reports, if any, of the Auditor-General on public investments. 3. To examine, in the context of the autonomy and efficiency of the public investments, whether the affairs of the public investments are being managed in accordance with sound financial or business principles and prudent commercial practices. In this Report, the Committee handled the following agencies that are domiciled within Nyanza regions: Kisumu National Polytechnic, Ugenya Technical and Vocational College, Asumbi Teachers Training College, Mabera Technical and Vocational College, Rangwe Technical and Vocational College, Omuga Technical and Vocational College and Seme Technical and Vocational College. The others that we handled are: Kakrao Technical and Vocational Training College that is domiciled in the Leader of the Minority Party’s Constituency, Nyakach Technical and Vocational College, Siaya Institute of Technology, Ugunja Technical and Vocational College, Sikri Technical and Vocational College, Keroka Technical Training Institute, Siala Technical Training Institute, Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology, Maseno University, Rongo University, Mawego Technical Training Institute, Tom Mboya University College and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology."
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"content": "The Committee examined the audited financial statements of the State corporations that I have listed. In examining the accounts of the Auditor-General, the Committee invited accounting officers in each of the State corporations under review to adduce evidence before it. The Report contains observations, findings and recommendations arising from the examination of the reports of the Auditor-General for the 20 State corporations for three financial years running to the latest 2020/2021 Financial Year. For the benefit of Members, the Report is structured as follows: 1. General observation arising from recurring and cross-cutting audit queries. 2. Recommendations to each of the above. 3. Audit queries identified by the Auditor-General, in the audit reports of each state corporation. 4. Management responses to each of the queries. 5. Committee observations and findings on each query. 6. Recommendations of the Committee to each query raised."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee proposes policy recommendations that are aimed at addressing financial audit challenges. At the same time, it recommends specific action against officers who may have acted contrary to the recommendations. It further recommends additional investigations of certain matters by the relevant investigative bodies such as Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Some of the things that are being committed in some of those institutions are worrisome. Some of them are deliberate. The House should understand or take notice that most of those institutions had never been audited. They were doing things the way they wanted; which has led to the collapse of our institutions. We have incompetent officers that engage in issues that are blatantly against the law. We have far-reaching recommendations. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we want some of those people to be investigated immediately by our investigative agencies like Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). We urge them not to compromise their investigations. At the end of the day, we want to see those perpetrators behind bars, and justice for mwananchi . All that is geared towards ensuring prudent use of public resources and holding all persons who have misappropriated public funds accountable, in accordance with the Constitution of Kenya 2010. If those observations and recommendations are considered 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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"content": "implemented, they will enhance accountability, effectiveness, transparency, efficiency, prudent management, commercial viability and value for money in the State corporations and public investments in the governance and education sectors. Our key mandate is the person at the centre of this audit, that is the student. He or she matters because we are the protectors of public interest. We have funny stories in those institutions where students are disadvantaged every other day. As we speak, students of Moi University who went to a Government school in good faith, and went through their education for four, five or six years, have not and cannot graduate. We discussed the matters of Moi University here the other day. Students are suffering, but they are not supposed to suffer. It is the responsibility of the Government. That is why we place the student at the centre of our service to humanity. We call upon all those universities to ensure that the student is not disadvantaged in any way. Once the student and parent meet their part of the bargain, the student is supposed to have his legitimate share. We also have workers who work for those institutions. They have gone for many years without salaries. They are employed on permanent and pensionable terms. It is a shame that most of those institutions cannot and are not paying salaries. They are not fulfilling their obligation in statutory deductions. Workers work for an agency and you have been deducting their monies. Once they retire, there are no benefits. Those people will die. Our retirees are dying because of the mismanagement in those institutions. This should not be allowed. Most of them go without insurance. Moi University workers do not have insurance. Why does this happen? Just the other day, that institution was doing very well. But because of tribalism, it is now on its knees. When they picked their new Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ayiro, he was doing a very good job. His only sin was that he was a Luhya. You saw elected Members of Parliament and the Governor walking to that institution to eject him out. He left because he is not a Kalenjin. But because he does a good job, he is on demand. Look at Daystar University today where Prof. Ayiro sits. It is enjoying profitability. If you look at where he was rejected because of his ethnicity, it is dead! I want to appeal to the Members of this House. Let us not look at education through the lenses of tribalism because we are killing it. Let the right people do the right things. We are proposing that those people who have been found to be incompetent should never hold public office at least so that they serve as a lesson to others. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we realize that most of those officers have questionable competencies. They lack exposure to the audit processes as most of those officers are ignorant or non-compliant with various provisions of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012 and the Public Audit Act of 2015. We are proposing and recommending that the National Treasury and the Office of the Auditor-General conduct annual sensitization and capacity building for all accounting officers and finance staff in State corporations on their responsibility during the audit cycle and adherence to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)"
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"content": "It is very important. Further, it is crucial for the Ministry to employ competent staff who are able to deliver on their mandate efficiently, so as to avoid unnecessary errors which could potentially be a loophole to the embezzlement of funds. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we have a problem. Most of those officers cannot even comply with the audit cycle framework. All the time, those members are submitting their reports and responses late, which makes it very difficult for the audit staff to do their work. Some even try to doctor those documents. That is why we are proposing far-reaching measures. They must comply henceforth with the relevant articles of the Constitution and Section 68(2) of the PFM Act, 2012, by providing supportive documentation in time. Another big challenge that our Committee faces in the line of our duty is that most of those institutions do not have title deeds for their land. The things that have been going on will shock Members of this House. An example is Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology. 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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