Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3901 to 3910 of 17810.

• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have read the Report and I am going to prosecute my argument. Article 251 of the Constitution provides for the procedure and grounds for removal from office of members of independent offices and constitutional commissions such as the IEBC. Such removal is initiated by a petition to the National Assembly setting out the grounds for the intended removal from office of a commissioner. Action starts if the Assembly is satisfied by the grounds in the petition. There must be gross violation of the Constitution. If the House is satisfied, it sends the same to the President, who ... view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I now invite myself to ask the following questions, which you must address: Did the Committee examine a petition under Article 251 of the Constitution and Standing Order No.230 and make a determination that there are grounds for removal of the IEBC commissioners? The answer is “No”. Did the Committee conduct quasi-judicial proceedings prior to arriving at the answers? The answer is “No”. Assuming that the recommendations were to stand and the Report adopted, the implication of this could be anyone to come up with allegations and remove officers from office tomorrow. I want to make it very clear that ... view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, today is the day you will make another solomonic ruling, not because I have any interest, but because I want to make sure that the proceedings of the august House and its committees are done well. The Public Investments Committee is asking for two things. One, that the matter be postponed until an inquiry is conducted and the House pronounces itself on the matter. Two, and more fundamental, is that the Auditor-General expedites investigations into the matter to establish adherence to the law, the risk the takeover entails and the procurement process to be followed. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The Constitution gives the functions of the Auditor-General. He looks at the accounts of the national and county governments, the accounts of all funds and authorities, the accounts of all courts, accounts of the National Assembly and the Senate. If you go to section 11(1) of the Public Audit Act, you will again see in his own Act his functions. The Auditor-General, in my own language, is a mortician. The Auditor-General’s work is to deal with a post-mortem. The The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Auditor-General deals with money spent. Is it spent prudently? The Auditor-General cannot audit a policy of Government. What is before this House is a policy of a purported merger between Kenya Airways and Kenya Airports Authority. There is no single public money spent. Let us be very clear. The procedure is that this policy will go to the Cabinet. The Cabinet will discuss and send to this House a sessional paper. This House will deal with a sessional paper to either agree with Government or disagree. We must follow the law. We cannot abuse our parliamentary privilege in committees. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I want you to give a chance to the Chair of PIC. From what I have just said, it is apparent that the Auditor-General is to investigate whether public funds have been used prudently and for the intended purpose. I want PIC to tell me the money that this House appropriated for this merger between KAA and KQ. The answer is that there is no money. What special forensic audit will the Auditor-General do for us not to discuss this matter? view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Two, regarding the proposed takeover, it is clear that the expenditure of public funds has not arisen. There are no public funds lost. Forget about public funds which have been misused. There are people here who have worked as CEOs and accounting officers. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Three, at this stage, in my opinion, the question of audit by the Auditor-General does not arise and cannot be implied on the same. I am sure even if the Clerk of the National Assembly through you, Hon. Speaker, writes to the Auditor-General, the Auditor-General will write back and ask what he is going to audit. It is a policy document. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Similarly, the proposed takeover is a matter of policy of the national Government. The role of the Auditor-General is in the Constitution and his Act – the Public Audit Act – that this House has passed. The Auditor-General has no role in the matter as far as Government policy formulation is concerned. He cannot audit a Government policy formulation. Let us protect the integrity of this House. This House must be guided by the Constitution, the Standing Orders, and precedents, Communication of the Speaker and traditions of other jurisdictions. Tell me where an Auditor-General’s function is to audit a national ... view