Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Bowen has spoken about the new mischief, the new thing in corruption called the “IFMIS”. In future, this House must not allow a mysterious system to be used; a system we cannot audit should not be used to siphon out public funds. I would like to ask the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade to unravel the mystery about this IFMIS. The Jubilee Government wants us to use the internet to procure and I think the intention is very noble and good. But imagine a scenario where one person with a source code of a procurement system is ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The reason the CDF has sustained this economy for over ten years is because we do everything publicly. The formula of CDF is the trick and I do not see one that exits on earth that will go around the CDF way. We need to increase the ceiling of the monies we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: give as grants to projects so that the public is involved. There is no way you will tell people to go to the internet and stop them from looking for the people who will run that system. The Government is opening a Pandora’s Box. You will create billionaires before the end of this year. You will create billionaire clerks before the end of this year! view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Even the system at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is not working. You key in in Mombasa and you have people waiting in front of the KRA Headquarters to pay somebody. The IDF and those other things pass with supersonic speed. Therefore, whatever the intention the Jubilee Government has - I am sure it is noble. They should stand forewarned that they are opening a Pandora’s Box. The IFMIS is not going to work for us. The amount of corruption in the counties is such that they have figured out how to use the IFMIS. view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: In Siaya County, it was caught when a few hundreds, I think about Kshs80 million, I am not sure about the figure, was being paid through IFMIS. I have not heard of anybody being jailed. Not in the National Treasury and not in Siaya County. The Governors have figured out how to use this system. Until we figure out the accounting systems in the counties, let us do this thing transparently please. That so called technology should just wait for a minute. It is mind-boggling when the Senate goes bragging how they have played a role. The role of the ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The wanton theft which is going on in the counties is because nobody is checking. When you go to the counties where some Members of Parliament who are in this House know their work and criticise that local system there you find an ignorant Member of the County Assembly (MCA) saying: “You go and oversight Uhuru Kenyatta.” view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: That is what they are telling these MPs. You wonder if there is something called “County Corruption” and “Uhuru Kenyatta Corruption.” Corruption is corruption, Hon. Speaker. The Senate must wake up to its duty. It is not good enough. Just a few months ago, you could hear about the PAC of the Senate. Now they are saying they are in court. There are other ways to oversight. There are other committees. You can take them to sector committees. I think something is not right with the Senate. As a country, we need to revisit if we need to spend our ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As we move forward, this House, in its wisdom, must borrow from other experiences. This EACC must be a division of the police so that instead of having some people--- view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The people who are sent, and I do not want to mention names though I know them, are sent to these counties. Not long ago, a Governor told me: “I have taken care of EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).” We need to do something. We cannot see this happen. Clear cases have even come before our sister House and you see people getting cleared. If you look at what was happening here in Narok County, you will see that there were real issues. This House is active and experienced and we need to figure out in law ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Because the people there do not matter. We have people with ideas but they are not heard. Even the technocrats employed there are not allowed to work in these county governments. The Governors are now the procurement officers. If you have an idea, they call you and tell you: “You, we know you are making noise because your pockets are empty.” We must fight corruption. If this country must move from where it is to the next level, we must fight corruption and this House must figure out how not to give money. I want to propose to this House ... view