Prof. Jacquiline Adhiambo Oduol

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 341 to 350 of 428.

• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I remember at one time, the Permanent Secretary then, Hon. Dorothy Angote, walking to the Treasury and demanding to see the IFMIS. As a Permanent Secretary, she felt extremely frustrated by the delay in releasing funds for the implementation of activities and demanding to see the IFMIS. At every given time, whenever there were challenges or delay in releasing funds it would be blamed on IFMIS. That is the time when I got curious. I was not quite sure because it is amazing that after she stormed the National Treasury and demanded to see the IFMIS, somehow strangely, it seems ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: One of the key concerns for me is that clearly, as we read the Report year in, year out, and knowing very well the role of the Auditor-General and the manner in which this comes and with such a thorough Report from the Public Accounts Committee, we are in a way vague. When we look at the IFMIS, we can see that it epitomises some very systematic way of not just being accountable. I hope we will avoid situations that will want us to continue to normalise this kind of practice. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I want to laud the Committee because they have clearly indicated that there should be an independent system audit. In keeping with some of the colleagues, I would say that we really do not need to keep auditing what we have seen is not working. I think we need to ensure that we make changes. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I also particularly like the manner with which when we look at this, we have been brought to some practices that we are beginning to accept as normal because whenever you engage in certain tendencies, even if they are not lawful or not keeping with the required procedure, people tend to accept them. This would be with regard to the casual manner with which litigation and a lot of very serious service is given in Government ministries that incur unforeseen expenditure that lead to pending bills that just seem to be overlooked. I think the Committee has brought this, flagged ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to support this Report as I speak to the issue of a practice that has also emerged where we get an Executive Order that will classify private entities as public entities and as the Report indicates, proceeding to award public funds to private entities in a context where the private entities would not by themselves have parameters that would give them room to account in keeping with the Public Finance Management Act. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Just two weeks back, I had opportunity in the House, I remember it was a time when I was practising how to speak over the voice of “Put the Question! Put the Question! and there was the question of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill on child adoption and there was specific reference to the Child Welfare Society of Kenya. Part of what the Report has The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: brought out which, in my view, did not come out clearly then, is that there are ways in which sometimes if we do not do due diligence, we will make legislation that we will think will help solve a problem, but which will compound it. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The Report clearly indicates that the practice where we have an Executive Order classifying private entities as public entities and then awarding public funds gives loopholes because public funds that are then awarded to private entities cannot be accounted for. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We, therefore, get into a situation where a lot of money is not only used in ways that we cannot account for, but unfortunately, we compound this to very difficult issues when we are thinking of children. This is my major concern. So, as I support this. I can see the Committee mentioned the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and the Child Welfare Society being institutions that we need to be vigilant about as those who are charged with the responsibility of oversight. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, I know that today is a quiet moment. As Hon. Wahome indicated, it is a day after the two-thirds gender Bill. It is clear that the gender Bill does not in any way suffer from lack of finances because when we look at the accounts and the wastage, then we know that all we need to do is to seal the loopholes and we will keep to the Constitution and give the right voice to women, men, boys and girls as it is required. view