Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5841 to 5850 of 6175.

• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that we put matters in their proper perspective so that we can remove rumours from this House. I take great exception to the aspersions cast by the hon. Member, that this contract was single-sourced. Speaking from a point of ignorance will not bring the political mileage that some hon. Members are seeking. The Controller and Auditor-General advised that further evaluation was necessary and that Report was laid on the Table of this House. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) advised that we should take further action and validate those claims. We took that seriously ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just explained the process we went through for purposes of short-listing the firm that was awarded this contract. view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought I explained that the team that has been responsible for following up on all these recommendations and contracting the external resources that are required to evaluate these matters comprises of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the KACC. They are constituted as an inter-Ministerial task force. The responsibility of executing decisions rests with the Government. The Government has set up this inter-Ministerial team to be able to bring all the resources that are required together to get to the depth of some of the mess that we were put ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that protection. Mr. Muite has asked a question regarding the seven companies that I named. They are actually the companies that we invited to submit their proposals. Just for the information of hon. Members, the procurement regulations give two options. Where the skills that are required are limited, you could list down all the companies that have those skills and request them, in total, to express an interest in performing the task. Where a skill is generally available, we are allowed to open that out for everyone to apply for the tender. Now, ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have explained the various options that are available in procurement. That is in accordance with the law. I do not think that is in dispute. view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the laws are here. They have been passed by this House. I mentioned the law that is applicable and which we applied--- view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was passed by this House. If you are challenging the law, then that is a different issue. We have followed the law to the letter. It gives us two options; one being to request for a specialist on a limited tender. We did that and requested for seven specialists. We followed the law to the letter. We evaluated and came up with those people. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I hear hon. Members, who sat in the Cabinet meeting that approved these Anglo Leasing contracts, come here and say we want to benefit from them, ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me confirm that the KACC has not been unable to prove the criminal charges. It is pursuing the issues. The auditors are working closely with the KACC in demystifying all those contracts from a forensic perspective. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the information of the hon. Member; who I am surprised, being an accountant, ought to have known this, these firms we are talking about are not just typical auditors. Forensic accounting is a bigger discipline than the typical audit he is used to. view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am an accountant. I have experience in forensic auditing. I know that forensic audit is different from the typical auditing we are talking about. I have no doubt that these firms are going to deliver on the services that we have contracted them. view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would have chosen to ignore the question if it were not for the allegation that the Treasury is fundraising for the campaigns. The Treasury is not campaigning! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the information of hon. Members--- view