8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura needs to ensure that the need for reserved parking slots for PwDs is enshrined in the PwD amendment Act. Having a disability is a challenge and not a walk in the park. We need to allow PwDs to enjoy life like any other person and facilitate their movement. Let us be empathetic to PwDs. I support this Statement.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to second the Motion by Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko. This Report is very important. The Constitution is very clear that six months after every financial year, a report with regard to how monies have been used should be tabled in the Senate and the National Assembly.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 229 of the Constitution stipulates the duties of the Auditor-General. In fact, it is the President who nominates the Auditor-General. The nominee’s name then comes to Parliament for vetting in order to see whether he or she is qualified. This is because the Auditor-General deals with public money.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
After vetting in Parliament, he or she is assigned a specific job. Article 229, of the Constitution is very specific that the Auditor-General audits all public funds. He is allowed to audit any entity that is given public money, to see whether public funds have been used correctly.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Article 4(a) to (h) of the Constitution outlines the scope of the Auditor-General in terms of the accounts that should be audited. All the way from the National to the county level, accounts need to be audited to ascertain how monies have been used.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Auditing is not only at the national level and counties. Any independent organisation that is using public money needs to be audited to ensure value for the money.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
I thank Sen. Omogeni for bringing to the Floor of this House, what his Committee did. It did a thorough job. The Committee also came up with a matrix of counties that were audited. In fact, I am surprised and it should be surprising to all the Senators here, that some counties---
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker. I hope Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko did not hear this. It is not Sen. Omogeni. That confusion is because Sen. Omogeni is a very strong lawyer when it comes to matters of the Constitution. I confuse him with Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko. Sorry for this mix up. Allow me to continue.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko has brought to the Floor of this House a matrix of the work they did. Some county executives allowed investigations while some absconded.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
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.
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