Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6151 to 6160 of 6175.

• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me start by recognising the work that has been done by the PAC on the Anglo Leasing issue, and also recognise the contribution by hon. Members in this House. There is renewed commitment to fight corruption of the past, present and hopefully, there will be no more in the future. In the course of our Debate, I looked at the issues that were raised, that may give the wrong impression on exactly what was supposed to have happened at the Treasury, and may not, therefore, give the right impression when the report is ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, following the interest that has been generated by this debate in the House, we requested the Controller and Auditor- General to finalise the report. I am happy to report that the report has now been finalised. I will be laying it on the Table, formally, tomorrow morning. The House can now base its investigations on a formal report, in accordance with the law and not use a dossier that was prepared out there by April 18, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 501 somebody, which we have started quoting here as the gospel truth. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member knows that Mr. John Githongo is not a civil servant. He was a civil servant, but of know, he is a Kenyan residing out there. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be careful not to refer to its contents which the hon. Members will read for themselves. The point I was making is that he created the impression--- It is a matter of principle that anyone could leave the Government today, go out there and prepare a report and then make us come here excitedly to discuss it and pass it as the truth. We have formal institutions that have been created by law and I believe that is the direction we should be moving. If we are to fight corruption within legal means, we ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think that the other observations that have been made generally contain allegations that the Treasury abdicated its responsibilities. It has been stated in the Report that the Treasury failed to detect anomalies. In fact, it has been stated that there exists discontentment between Treasury, Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and procuring Ministries over the manner of making payments. So many other things have been said in this Report. 502 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 18, 2006 Hon. Okemo and others explained very clearly in their submissions what the role of Treasury was in such circumstances. ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fail to see the relevance of that. As I was saying--- view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not sure whether I should respond to those allegations. The point I was making is that, we sat in a sub-committee for two years. We debated corruption and how to fight it. John Githongo was our secretary. We debated the issues of Anglo Leasing and no single day did these issues come to that committee. I am surprised, now that it is out there, our former colleagues in that committee have seen it fit to say that they have been fighting corruption yet for two years they never said a word. They even never ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am discussing within the context of the committee at which point we discussed the nitty gritty of these things and not a single day did I hear any concerns that perhaps we need to do these things. Had we done that, we would have saved this nation a great deal of pain because this issue would have come up then. The fact that it is coming up now, shows that perhaps there is much more than meets the eye. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all I said is that we sat, six of us, in a sub-committee. We discussed these issues and agonized over how to fight corruption in this country. Not a single day did I hear any one of them saying: "Could we finish this ghost of Anglo Leasing"? view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe what I said 504 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 18, 2006 has not been challenged. It still remains the fact. I started by saying that we recognise the efforts of the Committee in unravelling the mystery that is Anglo Leasing. I also recognise the contributions by hon. Members. As a Government, we have already supported the Report because we believe, it is one of the building blocks in the fight against corruption. It is not the end. A lot more will still need to be done. As we move on, there will be many more things ... view