Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

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• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: I beg to move:- THAT, clause 11 be amended by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (5) (5A) The members of the selection panel appointed under subsection (5) shall elect a chairperson from among themselves. Clause 11 relates to the selection panel appointed to advertise the position of the Auditor- General. Madam Speaker, what the Senate is proposing is that--- view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: I am very sorry, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The Senate is proposing that the selection panel selects their chair but if you look at the Constitution - I think I want to move to where hon. Gumbo was saying it is the President’s mandate to nominate an Auditor-General - we said that we cannot have this panel doing that. It should be the President to appoint the chair so that he takes responsibility for his actions. I want to request the House to reject this proposal so that we give the President that mandate because the buck stops with him. ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, thank you for your guidance. The last time we were voting, I voted very wisely. Clause 19 deals with the budget process for the Auditor-General’s Office. What the Senate is proposing is that the Auditor-General will get the estimates, take it to the National Treasury and the Treasury shall not even check, shall not even do anything with it. The purpose of the National Treasury is just to bring it as a conveyor belt to the National Assembly. It is like the Auditor-General wants to submit directly to the National Assembly. There are only three organs ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: I am requesting the House to reject that proposal. Let us allow the National Treasury to do its mandate as per the Constitution. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: First of all, that clause 24 deals with the membership or the chairmanship of the Audit Advisory Board. What my Committee said and we also discussed last time is that that board is mainly advisory. The Auditor-General, by the Constitution, is independent. He can choose to go by the advice of the advisory board or reject it but we said that in order for this Board to be effective and in order for the advice to be objective, let this Board not be chaired by the Auditor-General himself. Why do you now have that Board because the Auditor-General is chairing? ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, on behalf of my Committee we support that amendment. It provides more clarity in the language in which it is put and so we support the amendment. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: I wish to urge the House to reject that amendment for the reason that the Senate is trying to tell State organs that all their internal audit reports must be copied to the Auditor-General, whether he likes them or not. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, if you look at Clause 32(2), it makes the amendments by Senate to be irrelevant and superfluous. If I read to you, it says: “The final report by an internal auditor which has been deliberated on and adopted by audit committee of a state organ or public entity may be copied to the auditor general.” So, that is where the Senate wanted to say “shall be copied to the Auditor General.” If you look at Clause 32(2) it says that the Auditor-General shall have unhindered access to all the internal audit reports of a state organ ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wish to urge the House to reject the amendment because Clause 39(1) which the Senate seeks to delete says that in auditing national security organs, the Auditor-General shall hold an essential meeting at the highest level to agree on the areas which may touch on national security and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view