James Opiyo Wandayi

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• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: For what I have called corruption which is actually theft, there is clear evidence in this Report that departments, Ministries or commissions that engage in mega procurement projects have a corresponding high level of wastage of public funds. So, procurement is a very proper avenue for entrenching corruption. One of the methods through which money is stolen through procurement is in the manipulation of quotations. I will explain by use of an example of the National Police Service The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: and National Prison Service Comprehensive Group Life Insurance Scheme. If you look at the procurement of that insurance scheme, you will be shocked. Here is a case where in the first place, the tendering was restricted. You wonder why a tender for supply of a basic service such as insurance is restricted. That is the first instance. The tendering process was restricted, which is clearly against the law. If you look at the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, even of 2005 before it was amended in 2015, there are very clear guidelines as to when you can resort to ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Section 64 (2) (b) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2005 as was applicable then, allows for correction of errors of oversight that do not affect the substance of the tender. This lowest bid was being disqualified on technicality yet the law itself clearly provides that technicality should not be a basis for disqualification if it does not affect the substance of the tender. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: When we interrogated this matter, we were told that BRITAM, which was the lowest bidder, had issues with their documents. We asked them why they did not make an effort to go to them and ask them to make corrections. No answer was forthcoming. More importantly, we were told that, perhaps, the reason they were not ready or not in a hurry to make corrections was because they had under-quoted. How can BRITAM underquote or fail to understand the scope of the work they were quoting for when they were bidding for all the companies in the insurance sector in ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: What is critical, as I conclude this submission, is that this House must find a way forward. The Auditor-General has done his bit and he continues to do it year in, year out. He has been documenting such cases of wanton theft of public funds. The PAC has also done its bit. By going through this evidence, by examining it, and by compiling this Report, we have made specific recommendations in specific instances and, again, named specific officers. My prayer is that once the House, in its wisdom, adopts this Report, the agencies that we have recommended to take up ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, and this is very important, in 2015, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta came here during one of the State of the Nation addresses and presented to the full House a list of cases that were under active investigation by the EACC. He tabled before the House a list of cases and names of officers who were being investigated and directed that those officers should step aside until the investigations were completed. Indeed, a number of officers stepped aside. Some of them were eventually allowed to resume work since the investigations did not find them The electronic version of the ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: culpable. A number of them did not come back. In order for this House to support the President in the fight against corruption... We must commend the President for his resolve to deal with this monster called corruption. This House, in approving this Report, should make it clear that any person who has been adversely mentioned, and who has been recommended for further investigation by either the DCI or the EACC, should do the most logical thing – step aside and give room for the investigation to be completed. If they continue to stay in office, it will be very ... view
• 14 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: The Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the examination of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for the National Government for the Financial Year ended 30th June 2015. view
• 14 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the examination of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for National Government for the Financial Year ended 30th June 2015. view
• 14 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. view