Adan Keynan

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• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Let me put it on record that their accounts are audited, but there is no country in the world – not even in America – where persons other than the officers in charge are allowed to audit issues that are of a security nature. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: However, there are some financial issues that are audited. If the hon. Member is not familiar with the audit mechanism, the best he can do is to refer to the reports of the Auditor-General and see how the accounts of any security agency, and not just those of NIS, are audited. That applies across the world. There are formats. They are not issues that somebody can play politics with at any time. I want to ask the hon. Member to withdraw his assertion that the accounts of NIS are not audited. They are properly audited. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Some hon. Members have suggested that in the next Parliament, we should have particular Members vetted so that they can access details of NIS accounts, just like it is done in the parliaments of USA, UK, Israel and other countries. That is the only way we can have functional security intelligence units. I urge my good friend, whom I respect so much, to withdraw the assertion that the accounts of NIS are not audited and accept the reality of the dynamics of state security not only in Kenya, but in the whole world. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish once again to continue from where I left the other time. The 21stAnnual Report of the PIC has closely examined and scrutinised audited financial statements of 41 State corporations. In its examination and scrutiny of the audited financial statements of various State corporations, the Committee’s primary approach was to elicit background information as to why particular financial or management actions were or were not taken, while keeping in mind the relevant public financial management principles, public finance regulations, public procurement and asset disposal legislation, public procurement regulations, international… view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, may I plead with the Members to consult in low tones. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was talking of public finance regulations, public procurement and asset disposal legislation, public procurement regulations, international public sector accounting standards and international financial reporting standards relevant to the commercial State corporations. The Committee was also guided by the mandate and the strategic objectives of each of the State corporations. The following is a summary of the Committee’s general observations and recommendations as per the findings of the audited financial statements of the 41 State corporations whose accounts we have had an opportunity to interrogate. The first thing that we noted is non-remittances of statutory deductions. ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: therefore, our recommendation is that those organisations must remit those statutory deductions timely and operate within the law. What the Committee recommends is that those State corporations should settle all their statutory deductions in a timely manner as provided for in the relevant legislation and financial regulations. Our second recommendation is that the Inspector-General of State Corporations should ensure that all pending statutory deductions with the various State corporations that are yet to be paid are settled within three months of the adoption of this Report. The third recommendation is that all the accounting officers, that is, chief executives of ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: The other issue we realised is that of land and buildings. The Committee observed, with a lot of concern, that several State corporations did not process title documents for the various assets that they own, including land and buildings. The Auditor-General has noted that the Postal Corporation of Kenya has close to 68 prime properties all over Kenya that have not been properly documented. Therefore, our recommendation is that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Chairman of the National Land Commission (NLC) should put caveats on all those parcels of land belonging to different ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: the PFM Act 2012 and other regulations. This is the only way we can operate within a disciplined financial mechanism. The fourth issue that we realised is irregular payments of board sitting allowances. Boards of different organisations have disregarded even the provisions of the State Corporations Act, the PFM Act and, more recently, the provisions of the Mwongozo rules, which somehow offered guidance on areas where there was a lacuna on certain pertinent issues relating to their day to day mandate. Therefore, those issues must also be addressed and the Committee recommends that the accounting officers of various State corporations ... view