18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the hon. Member in order to shout?
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on the report of the PAC. When I was contributing on the Presidential Speech last week, I brought to the attention of the House the fact that Mr. D.G. Njoroge was previously the holder of the office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the office that was responsible for auditing the accounts of all Government departments, parastatals and Ministries. Most of the pending bills that hon. Raila has referred to were brought about as a result of audits undertaken by the office of the Controller ...
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is only taking my time. I said that---
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I am saying. He was responsible for auditing the systems and he is the one who brought out the issue of the pending bills. But now, he is the one who is reviewing the same cases. The hon. Member should get me right.
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, how can you review the same accounts that you audited? He audited the accounts and brought about the issue of the pending bills. He is responsible for chairing the Appeals Committee that is going to decide whether payments should be made or not.
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is mentioned. It is valid and I have every right to talk about it as an. hon. Member of this House. The hon. Member should allow me to continue because he is putting up an argument and not raising a point of order.
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With regard to the issue of pending bills, hon. Raila has stated clearly that officers in the Ministry of Finance are currently colluding with contractors and conspiring to steal from the Kenyan public. They are putting in place mechanisms to ensure that there is a recommendation for the pending bills to be settled. I have a letter from a member of the Appeals Committee, which is written to one of the Permanent Secretaries and copied to a State corporation, asking them to hurry up and forward some documents to facilitate a decision to ...
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am talking about the issue of pending bills, which is such an important issue that must be taken seriously. 624 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 12, 2007
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this hon. Member is also a half Minister. By "half Minister" I mean one who is not a full Minister. It simply means that one is an Assistant Minister or something like that.
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12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You know there are small Ministers and big Ministers.
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