Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: It is regrettable that out of the 47 governors, despite the various issues of mismanagement and corruption that are highlighted in this Report - if my record favours me - it is only three governors or two who are in court facing corruption charges. It is high time that we enhanced our accountability questions from the offices of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). This is because our work as Senators who are supposed to oversight monies that are taken to counties will never be taken seriously. Unless any time we see reports like ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my general comment would be that, first, unless we slay this dragon called corruption, as a country, we will never realise development in our counties. Devolution will also never realise its goals, dreams and aspirations. Our people will, consequently, also never see the impact of devolution unless we deal with corruption. If you look at other jurisdictions, I was reading yesterday that the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, is facing corruption charges there for offences of bribery. However, in this country, we have made it a habit that the only time you are taking a ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my hope is that since we now have an officer from the EACC who sits in the CPAIC, we are going to see action. This is because criminal processes are supposed to deter and send a message that if you repeat the commission of certain offences, then you will face some action in terms of criminal prosecution. The DPP and the EACC should, therefore, take action in terms of implementing the good work that has been done by CPAIC. If that is not done, what will motivate my good friend, Sen. M. Kajwang and other Members of ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: issues that were raised by the Senate have been taken up by counties, improvements have been made and we move to other issues. That is the only way this Committee will feel encouraged and inspired to continue doing some good work. Madam Temporary Speaker, I was privileged to sit in the Committee as a friend of the Committee when my governor appeared before it. I was not impressed by the performance of the officers that the Auditor-General sent to the ground. One would be excused to think that the person who has more experience in terms of audit is the ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Nairobi City County, where a tender was given for garbage collection for a whooping Kshs570 million. Payments were made, but there are no documents or records for payment totalling Kshs441 million. Just imagine that there are no support payments totalling Kshs441 million. Honestly, if this money is ending up in people’s pockets, this should attract the eyes and attention of the EACC. If you steal Kshs441 million from a county, when will this country ever attain development? We can excuse you, if you are stealing Kshs10, 000 but, surely, Kshs441 million! Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a serious general problem ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Revenue collection is a big challenge in this country. This afternoon, there was communication from the Chair that this country wants to increase its level of borrowing from Kshs6 trillion to Kshs9 trillion. What is leading us to all this mess is poor revenue collection? We have made it a habit that any time we want to do any development, we have to borrow, yet if we put in place tight systems, we would collect enough revenue to support our development. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, poor revenue collection implies that we have very weak internal control systems in our counties. There is also the problem of spending at source. We collect money and spend it at source. We ensure that they are accountable in how they collect money, bank it and swipe it back to our counties. This is not excusable. I must say that even my county is a victim of spending at source. The best way to ensure that there is leakage in revenue collection is to have analogue systems of revenue collection where people can print receipts and duplicate ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: In this day and era, why can we not go digital? Why can we not digitize our revenue collection? Why should people using public means or transport pay fare and receive manual receipts instead of using the M-Pesa system? Nairobi County was doing well when they had the digital platform to collect revenue. The revenue collected went up when the collection was digital. However, when they did away with the digital revenue collection system, the revenue collection went down. This is because we want to create weak internal systems of control so that we create a good avenue for syphoning ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senate should be firm on the counties to improve revenue collection. If we improve our revenue collection, we reduce pressure from the Central Government. We should not have the mentality that the only way we can spur growth in our counties is through the National Government allocation. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: As I draw towards conclusion, it is sad to note that from this report, the health sector is facing serious mismanagement in our counties. This is giving room to the National Government to continue introducing the debate that the counties have no ability to manage health and that the management of the health sector should be returned to the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view