Emmanuel Wangwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The Office of the Controller of Budget shall determine the budget as per what the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury has determined. What he or she is going to do is to approve expenditure or authorise withdrawal in actual releases and expenditures. If the Controller of Budget, as an independent office, is going to do that magnitude of an assignment for the country, he or she must also have a way to manage the risk that comes with the withdrawal, expenditure and administration of that huge amount of money that she is entrusted with. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 6 gives the Controller of Budget power to control how the expenditure is going to be made. It requires him or her to report to the National Assembly. Clause 6 says:- “The Controller of Budget shall, in accordance with Article 228 of the Constitution, submit to Parliament quarterly budget implementation reports for the national and county governments within thirty days after the end of each quarter.” Therefore, it will not be just an issue of him or her. We, as Members of Parliament, shall also be involved in monitoring. Every quarter, the occupier of this office, by law, shall ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Most of us Members of Parliament, and especially the Senators, have declared interest in vying for the gubernatorial positions. This is most likely because there has been lose money running up and down. We are tightening the noose and saying that the Controller of Budget will submit reports to Parliament every quarter. The County Executive Committee Member in charge of Finance at the county shall equally do the same. This means that we are not going to see a lot of leakage which we have seen in the mismanagement and misspending of funds by county governments. Once this Bill sails ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Many a times, it is easily said than done. We have had a Controller of Budget who simply signs documents as they are. Many a times, she has resisted signing. However, now we are giving her instructions as per Clause 4, that she will authorise withdrawal from the Equalisation Fund. She is the one to authorise and not to approve. She is also going to authorise withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund. She will also do the same on county revenue funds or any other public fund which, by an Act of Parliament, requires approval of the Controller of Budget. This ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: giving power to this office to make sure that our resources are safe. The Consolidated Fund is huge. It is a fund to which every taxpayer sends money. Therefore, any withdrawal from that fund shall be authorised by the Controller of Budget. We have seen that there is the last clause which talks about “any other fund”. We have seen the issue of Eurobond, in respect of which many said the money was in a certain bank, and that it was spent from outside the Consolidated Fund. That issue falls under the clause that talks about “any other fund” because ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I said that I have heard that money was spent. Therefore, it is not a confirmation. Maybe, we heard it from you. You can hear it from some other corners in the media as well. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Certainly not from you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The Controller of Budget will not only authorise withdrawal of money but will also monitor, evaluate, report and make recommendations to the national Government as well as the county governments on measures to be taken to improve budget implementation. That is a critical role. The Controller of Budget will not only wait to sign the voucher for spending but will also monitor the way the money is being spent. As an institution, they will monitor what is happening with various budgets. That is a very good way of administering finances. We have somebody who is going to see and state ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill also empowers the Controller of Budget to delegate his or her powers and duties in writing to any of the employees in the Office of the Controller of Budget. Nobody is static. Nobody can be there forever. The Bill is open. Whoever is in that office can be assigned duties and responsibilities. However, as you realise, delegation does not mean that you run away from your responsibilities. The person this office holder will delegate duties and responsibilities to shall only hold delegated responsibility to that extent. Therefore, this Bill is open. It leaves everyone with an opportunity to ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: With those very many remarks, I support. view