Dennitah Ghati

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• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to send my condolences, on behalf of persons with disabilities, to the family of Hon. Ken Okoth who was my friend and member of my party and the late Hon. (Dr.) Joyce Laboso who was the Deputy Speaker in the last Parliament. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I knew Hon. Ken Okoth in the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) sector before we came to Parliament. He was basically a friendly person. It is so sad that at this time in the history of this 12th Parliament, we have two bodies of our Members lying in the mortuary right now because of cancer. Hon. Laboso was our friend in this House. By becoming the first ever woman Deputy Speaker, she set the ceiling very high for women and girls in this country. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: On my own behalf and that of persons with disabilities whom I represent from Migori to Turkana, I send my condolences. It is high time we, as Members of Parliament, spoke and sat down openly to discuss cancer. We cannot continue to bury our heads in the sand. We need to seriously look at the issue of healthcare and cancer in this country to save our people who spend a lot of money on its treatment. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Yes, I had. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I would like to support the Motion on the Report as proposed. I do this because it is clear from the Report that the Public Accounts Committee has indeed met the objective that they set to achieve, that is to inform the House of the process that they followed in identifying a professional qualified accountant. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is extremely important, given the role of the Office of the Auditor- General, to audit the auditor. We are aware that the Auditor-General serves the extremely important role of ensuring that public resources are indeed utilised in a way that is appropriate. The public should get value for money that is assigned to the Ministries, departments and agencies. When we look at internal audits which would be what the Auditor-General was undertaking, they can sometimes face many challenges in a context such as the manner in which the resources are used in our country. Indeed, it is ... view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as we look at the Report, we see that the Committee followed procedures. There was advertising, pre-bidding meetings and bid-responses. We can see that even where there was disqualification of those who had bid to participate, we have very clear submissions about it in the Report. The external audit, such as the one that as a House we will approve and receive, will provide impartial and very clear information because external audits do not have to fear repercussions that would come from an internal auditor. We are aware, as has been The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: indicated, that the Office of the Auditor-General has experienced, in our context, in terms of looking at the use of public funds, tremendous challenges. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Auditor-General who had the very critical role of ensuring that public funds were used in a proper way, among other challenges, will be faced with challenges through the findings. He faulted the National Treasury for the delay in remitting county funds. We are aware that this is an issue that has not only been controversial and thorny, but one that needed to be addressed. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, the Office of the Auditor-General has sought to provide the necessary audit reports and to fulfil the mandate that was given to his office. We should remember that he got challenges because he suggested seizure of ill-gotten wealth. view