Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 311 to 320 of 445.

• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, allow me by your indulgence to encourage my sisters here and out there that no war was lost yesterday. We were ready for the war, but the referee, in his wisdom, chose to defer the battle to a later date. So, nothing has been lost so far. There is a common adage out there that a good soldier lives to fight another day. So, we still are optimistic that this Bill will see the light of day and our sisters, mothers and daughters will enjoy the fruits of what is enshrined ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: In the same breath, I support the Report as presented by the Public Accounts Committee lead by my brother, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. Article 229 has given a wide range of responsibilities to the Auditor-General. Indeed, there are so many responsibilities that call for proper funding of that department. They look at the national and county governments’ audit queries, all funds and authorities of the national and county governments, accounts of all courts of law, every commission, and independent offices established by the Constitution and audit queries at the National Assembly, the Senate and county assemblies. They look at the Political ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I want to believe that due to the incapacities within the Auditor-General’s Office, they have not been in a position to be up to-date. We could be talking about the Financial Year 2017/2018, but we realise we are four years lagging behind time. I relate this directly to lack of capacity in terms of personnel, funding and many other things that may have negated their promptness. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: It is quite interesting that they also re-examine our public debt. This is a country that is shouldering very huge burdens on public debt. We understand that the Executive, namely, the President, his deputy and a few Cabinet Secretaries can sit down and unilaterally decide on when and where to borrow. We are carrying with us a financial burden in terms of debts that will be paid not just by this generation, but by many generations to come. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I would want perhaps in due course, to present a Bill in this House to provide that before this Government goes out there to look for money to borrow, there should be public participation. It is the public which shoulders these responsibilities. I am afraid my children may not be in a position to settle these debts, that they played no cardinal responsibility towards the acquisition. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We also know that such money that is got from out there never makes it to this country. We read about the Eurobond that is still under question as to whether Kshs100 billion made it to this country. Through public participation, I want to believe that we shall have financial prudence and what is due to this country will make its way to the country. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We have accountants plugged in various Government agencies who delay submission of their audit reports to the Auditor-General. I want to challenge them today to pay much attention to the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and the PFM Act as the guiding principles. We noted in the course of our re-examination of certain audit reports by the Auditor-General and the Special Funds Account Committee that many times the presentation of important documents is delayed too much and hence it affects the work of the Auditor-General. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I want to kindly ask those charged with the responsibility of administering public money to always do the right thing at the right time. Submissions of internal audit reports and documents must be presented within a set period of time as is enshrined in the Act. We must deter financial probity, pilferages and mismanagement of public funds for this country to move forward. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We know of so much unclaimed assets out there, including M-Pesa accounts that were perhaps run by people who have died. The country may want to engage in some kind of clarity. How much are the unclaimed assets? Where are they and how will they be distributed to the public or families or whoever should benefit from them? This is an area that we may want to put more teeth in, in order to bite where necessary. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: With all that, I stand to support. Once again, I thank you. view