Aden Bare Duale

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• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: before the National Assembly to ensure there is probity, efficiency and effectiveness on how resources allocated by this House are used. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Since Independence, there have been numerous attempts to enhance and improve the livelihood of the people of Kenya at the local level. They include the formation of the special rural development programmes, district development planning and district focus for rural development by former President Moi’s Government. However, most of these programmes failed to bring development in rural areas until the introduction of the NG-CDF. It brought total change and transformation of the country with regard to development of infrastructure and social amenities. It has brought a new face to our constituents in comparison to the previous practice where Members of ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Since the introduction of the NG-CDF in 2013, our people at the grassroot have been able to make expenditure decisions. Our people sit and make expenditure decisions that maximise their welfare based on the NG-CDF. It has also enhanced local ownership of development projects. Every village, ward and division can own its development agenda through the NG-CDF today. It enhances local ownership of development projects. It also increased public participation. It is the people who decide whether to build a school, buy desks or pay bursaries. The local public participation is envisioned in the Constitution and is stipulated in the ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I had opportunity to peruse this Report and one of the issues raised during the Committee hearing is the late disbursement of the NG-CDF funds which makes it impracticable for the Fund to exhaust all the allocations within the financial year. For example, it is only three or four months to the closure of the Financial Year 2018/2019. As we sit here as Members, less than 30 per cent of the resources have been sent to constituencies. We are unable to pay bursaries. One of the hallmarks that the Committee has flagged out and this goes to the Minister for ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: It is on this basis the scheduled project activities are translated into measurable outputs in the execution of development projects. However, perennial delays witnessed in the disbursement of the NG-CDF leads to procurement delays and certainly delays in submitting accountability reports to allow for the next release. If there is no money, even the Auditor-General will not have enough time to audit the NG-CDF and the NG-CDF Committee will not have enough time to go around to constituencies. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the National Treasury should, therefore, realise that timely disbursement or release of development funds is a critical component that must be properly analysed for planning reasons. The NG-CDF funds must be released within reasonable time to ensure successful implementation of the NG-CDF programmes within possible timeframe. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The other item the Committee has flagged out is the unbecoming behaviour of some fund managers. Let me make it very clear that the majority of the fund managers are good and do their work properly, but we have a number of fund managers, particularly those who were recruited at the beginning of the NG-CDF, who are involved in corruption and impropriety. So, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Parliamentary Committee and the NG-CDF Board must deal with those few elements. We thank the fund managers who are working well with the committees and with the local communities. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The Committee also observed that the current project monitoring and evaluation structures are very ineffective. They are unable to perform their functions in accordance to Section 53 of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act of 2015. They found out that the structures in place for project monitoring and evaluation are weak and ineffective. That is an item that the Committee has also flagged out in their recommendation. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: So, what is the way forward? The Committee agrees that there is need to ensure that all the NG-CDF financial transactions are tracked continuously to enhance monitoring and evaluation of programmes. There must be a clear structure that tracks all the payments and projects that the NG-CDF funds. The NG-CDF Board should leverage on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) so that from their offices, they can track the transactions, transfer of money, projects and monitor their implementation. So, we ask the board to leverage on ICT to ensure quality monitoring and evaluation of the programmes. view