James Opiyo Wandayi

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• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: leading media outlets. A pre-bid meeting was held on 17th April in the same year and the bidding response was such that eight firms in total responded. An evaluation exercise was undertaken in the normal manner and this evaluation of course included preliminary, technical and financial evaluations and eventually a determination of the highest combined score. Through this elaborate process, the firm of M/s. Ronalds Limited was identified. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The evaluation committee recommended this firm having been ranked highest on account of all the aspects of evaluation as I have already indicated. Also, through its opinion which was tendered on 11th May this year, the accounting officer considered and approved the award to M/s Ronalds Limited at a total consultancy fee of Kshs18,469,520. A notification of intention to enter into a contract was therefore issued to this firm and duly accepted on 25th May 2021. There was no appeal from any of the other bidders within the prescribed period. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, PAC is putting a request to the House to consider approving the appointment of this firm. It must be understood that PAC of course oversees all ministries, state departments, Constitution Commissions and Independent Offices, including the Office of the Auditor-General, the Judiciary and other arms of the Government. The Office of the Auditor-General plays a very important role in putting scrutiny in the management of public resources. Under Article 229(4) of the Constitution this office has only six months from the end of a financial year to undertake its audit work and submit its report to the National Assembly ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The National Assembly on the other hand under Article 229(4) has only three months upon submission of the Audit Reports to examine them and take appropriate action. Therefore, this means the office is one of the busiest offices you can ever think of in this country, under the Constitution of Kenya. It therefore follows that this office just like any other state agency or entity in the exercise of its mandate also utilises public funds which are appropriated by the National Assembly. Since it cannot audit itself that is why the framers of the Constitution in their wisdom under Article ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I am pleased to report that the first audit ever undertaken under Article 226(4) by PKF Kenya Limited in respect of four financial years, which I have mentioned earlier has been concluded. Indeed, the House is seized of the Report by PKF Kenya limited on the accounts of the Office of the Auditor-General for four Financial Years 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18. Shortly, PAC will be commencing examination of that Report with a view of tabling its own findings and recommendations before this House. So, it is a whole cycle as we appropriate funds to state agencies, departments and ministries ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on procurement of external audit services for the Office of the Auditor-General for the Financial Years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 5th August 2021, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 226(4) of the Constitution and section 43 of the Public Audit Act (No. 35 of 2015), approves the appointment of M/s. Ronalds Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) to audit the accounts of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Financial Years 2018/2019 and ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: As I conclude, it is worth noting that under Article 203(3) of the Constitution, the equitable sharing of revenues collected nationally between the two levels of Government, can only be based on the last audited accounts as approved by this House. Therefore, the works of this House and that of the Office of the Auditor-General are so much intertwined that you cannot separate the two. That is why we must continue to encourage the spirit of cooperation between this House and the Office of the Auditor-General. I must say that this office has not disappointed us as a country. I ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: It is also important to note that for that office to function effectively, it needs to be resourced adequately. That office requires to be provided with adequate budgetary resources for it to undertake its mandate in an effective and efficient manner. It is for that reason that in the report of the PAC for the Financial Year 2017/2018, the Committee recommended, and this House agreed with it because that Report was approved by this House and adopted in totality, I think in March last year. The Committee recommended that in future when it comes to the matter of budgeting for ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: statements of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Financial Years 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. This time round we are simply asking this House to approve the appointment of this other firm M/s Ronalds Limited to undertake the audit of the statements for just two Financial Years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. The Committee received a report and indeed evidence from none other than the Clerk of the National Assembly which evidence entailed the process that was undertaken by the Procurement Department of the National Assembly to procure these services. The Committee was satisfied with the manner in which the procurement ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I also want to say that in our task of examining these reports that come from the Office of the Auditor-General, we continue again to work closely with officers from that office. Hon. Speaker, I must also thank you most profusely for having stood firm in defence of the authority of this House and the authority of the PAC in undertaking its mandate to oversee government agencies and departments, in so far as the utilisation of public funds is concerned. We are pleased to note that we made it clear to all and sundry that under Article ... view