Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. From the outset, let me first of all commend the progressive provisions of this very important law. As you have rightly guided the House, this Bill does not recreate anything. The Bill is merely attempting to augment the very important constitutional Office of the Auditor-General and, especially to align the law with the new constitutional reality of the county governments which really was not contemplated in the Public Audit Act that this Bill seeks to replace and also take cognizance of new realities like international standards and best practices that have emerged since the Public Audit ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: about periodic audits of a proactive, preventive and deterrent nature that are intended to deter fraud and corrupt practices in advance. Hon. Speaker, this is truly progressive and it is very much in line with international best practices and standards where the Office of the Auditor-General is not merely a mortician or a post-mortem exercise, but one that can actually be used and deployed to prevent fraud or corruption before it takes place. Hon. Speaker, I also commend Clause 35 on performance audit. It is another very important best practice. I also commend Clause 36 on forensic audit, Clause 37 ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, my concern with that provision is that the Auditor-General is empowered to audit. When you look at Article 229 of the Constitution where the Office of the Auditor-General is empowered to conduct audit, the Auditor-General is given the power to audit. But the Constitution does not contemplate a scenario where he would express an opinion as to what should be national security or not. What I invite the House to do is for us to think a little bit further in terms of what office, organ or authority could be mandated to express that opinion. It is important ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I also have concerns on extending that protection to the county governments. It makes a lot of sense to be worried about disclosing information that may cause difficulty between us, as a sovereign nation, with other sovereign countries. But when it comes to county governments, I believe there should not be anything that could be elevated to a level that could be a concern to national security because national security is a matter that 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. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: is purely within the province of the national Government. Therefore, that is another area again which may require us to look at. view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: My other concern extends to Sub-sections 6 and 7 of Section 40 of the Bill. When you look at Sub-section 6, the Cabinet is given the power to approve categories of security related projects which shall qualify for special treatment under audit under this section. The role of oversight belongs to the Legislature. This section, if passed in its current form, will turn the Constitution on its head. It would transfer the oversight role of this House back to the Cabinet so that the Cabinet would then determine what is subject to oversight and what is not. We need again ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Let me conclude - because my time is up - by quickly mentioning Section 27 on the Audit Advisory Board. My concern is that by giving that board the power to supervise the audit committee, it may violate the spirit of the Constitution that protects the Office of the Auditor-General from the direction of any other organ. All the other provisions can pass, but that supervision of the audit committee would be a concern. Otherwise, this is a progressive law. I invite hon. Members to expedite the passage of this law and, as we do that, let us also look ... view
• 17 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 18 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. view