Joseph H Maero Oyula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: There is a question of imprest. Imprests have been an old problem in ministries. Officers are given imprest knowing very well that they are supposed to clear them. If the National Treasury is unable to control imprests, it should device a way of ensuring that if an officer takes some money, it is recorded as expenditure and they should make sure that the rules are followed instead of expecting imprest to be surrendered when it is not. At times, officers use imprest money for personal use. So, to surrender it becomes a problem. It is for the National Treasury to ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Control of Government expenditure is very important. All rules of Government expenditure must be followed by the ministries. Ministries know the rules and the systems they should follow. So, we should not have the Auditor-General querying imprests every. They have become too much. If ministries do not match expenditure with revenue, that is how we get many pending bills. At times, ministries commit the Government before knowing whether they will get cash or not. The IFMIS was meant to match revenue with expenditure before any commitment is incurred. The IFMIS should be applied to enable ministries to know that they ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: This Report is huge because of the repeated mistakes done in ministries. There are specific areas that come into the Report every year. These are areas the Auditor-General should be more serious about. Why should we have expenditure which is not supported? Why should we have uncompleted projects? Uncompleted projects are an eyesore. In my constituency, the DC’s office was left incomplete about five years ago yet money should have been allocated to complete it. Uncompleted projects have become an eyesore to the citizens. Something should be done. I support the Report together with the amendment, so that the Auditor-General ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support the Report. Thank you. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this important Bill. This is a constitutional amendment Bill which is long overdue. When we entered this Parliament on the first day, we all swore to defend the Constitution. Parliament was constituted unconstitutionally. Therefore, taking that into account, it was important that this amendment Bill be brought to Parliament to correct the situation. We are trying to uphold our promise to defend the Constitution by ensuring that this House is properly constituted. It does not matter whether someone is persuaded or not. The electronic version ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The position is that this House is not properly constituted. There is no shortcut for any Member. Every Member must realise that and ensure the situation is corrected and we get back on track. Women have been disadvantaged for a long time. It is high time we ensured that women also take their true position. Equality is enshrined in our Constitution. Therefore, we must ensure that that equality is not only heard but is seen in reality. This amendment Bill will correct the situation. The 12th Parliament will be remembered for correcting the situation in the House. All the Members ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Bill. I support most of the amendments that have been brought up. I will start with the amendments that affect the National Hospital Insurance Fund which has been changed to the National Health Insurance Fund. I totally support that change as it is becoming more nationalistic than it was. I also support the idea whereby the Government, county governments and other employers will now contribute. I wish that the elderly people who are above 70 years were fully covered by ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Betting is only supported because the Exchequer receives revenue from the winners and betting companies. However, betting will ruin a lot of our youth. People now move to areas where they can sit, bet and have forgotten to look for gainful employment. Since there is some taxation element which enables the Government to raise revenue, I support it with reservations. This amendment Bill has brought out the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Act very well. Initially, the Act was not fully covered. A lot of amendments have been brought in which now give the Act more powers to ensure ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Act also brings county governments in line with the national Government. It separates those items whose statistics will be produced both from the national Government and the county governments. That ensures that all the information is reported by KNBS. It prohibits any information brought in from individuals, which at times is not accurate yet you find people using it to generate certain reports. With the control of all the statistical records under the KNBS, the country will have accurate information which can be used internationally. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support those areas. I hope they will go through without any amendments. Thank you. view