George Washinton Mallan Omondi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to talk to this important Bill - the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Bill. Historically speaking, we can trace the problems of the current Procurement and Asset Disposal Act from the fact that it was introduced to us by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other donors. We, in return, took it and implemented it without thinking much about it. The reasons for its introduction by the donors were to control corruption and check abuse of office, which was considered to be anti-development. When we failed to think too ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: discrimination. It entrenches the affirmative action which the previous law did not take into account. It also promotes the local industries which were not taken care of in the previous Act. In addition, Clause 60(4), which should actually be 60(5) because it is a typo, adequately addresses the issue of tender securities. One of the biggest problems has been requiring new entrants in the business world to come up with tender securities, margins and so on. Clause 60(4) now addresses that matter. The disadvantaged are now exempted and are not expected to provide those securities. I have talked about the ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. I was a little bit worried when the security problem was being given to the people who are--- view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Yes. I am using them wisely. The problem with security in this country does not just affect the people who are directly involved. In our projection for our economy we are factoring in insecurity and it is chasing away foreign investors and actually frustrating local investors. When insecurity occurs in some areas, itreceives adverse media coverage hence causing foreign and local investors to say that, that is a no go area. So, it is high time this thing is looked at in details. The people concerned who are police officers and security men should be vigilant. We need to know ... view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to put my voice in this Bill and from the outset, I support it. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in our Budget and Appropriations Committee we see a lot of things which really bother us and at one time we are wondering why the Auditor-General is not given powers to be able to rein in the various Ministries more so, at the county level. However, having looked at this Bill and comparing it with what was there before, I come to the conclusion that the old Bill did not give the Auditor-General a lot of room. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will look at this new Bill in relation to the scope that the Auditor-General had before and what is given now. Clause 7 gives the Auditor-General powers to look at the systems and how the money has been spent at the various Ministries more so, at the county. In other words, this Bill strengthens, widens and expands the functions of the Auditor-General’s Office. He will execute his functions with the required depth and expectation of this House as delegated to it by the voters. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have read in the newspapers about lack of provision by the county governments of development funds. Governors say that they have given enough funds and the World Bank is saying the opposite. This could have not been the case if the Auditor-General had actually looked at these figures. The Auditor- General did not have powers to audit the funds. With this Bill, Governors will have nowhere to hide. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other bit which was lacking was enough personnel and it is provided for in Clause 23. Whenever we ask the Auditor-General why they are not doing their work with the depth that is required, the answer has always been lack of personnel and resources but now Clause 23 gives the Auditor-General powers to outsource services. This will go a long to help the Auditor-General carry out quality audit. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other thing that has been lacking in the previous Bill is credibility. The Auditor-General could audit, check books and eventually simply say that the books were not properly kept. This Bill, more so in Clause 53, gives the Auditor-General powers to recommend the withholding of funds. So, in other words, the entities being audited, knowing very well that the Auditor-General has got teeth to bite, will be more careful and will take the Auditor-General’s recommendations seriously. view