Joy Adhiambo Gwendo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday 19th October, 2016:- Traffic Minor Offences Rules, 2016. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the first question on whether correction is sufficient or a harsher decision should be taken, I want to refer the distinguished House to Article 225 of the Constitution. It provides for stoppage of funds where there is persistent--- In this case it is persistence in the use of local revenue. That mandate is bestowed upon the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury. The key word is ‘persistent use’. Therefore, if we had observed that in the second quarter of the 2015/2016 the county is using local revenue at source, we would have raised it. ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those were the issues. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. My question is in regard to the Kshs70 million. The Controller of Budget said on the Kshs70 million, she had already talked to the CEC and it was in regard to the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). Are you trying to insinuate that IFMIS is not a safe system for the counties because you blamed IFMIS for the discrepancy in the Kshs70 million? view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will try to answer the questions. On the issue of spending of the Kshs70 million, the county assembly was right in pointing out that matter because the county assembly relies on our figures. In my personal view, what should have happened as is normally the case when we appear before the National Assembly, the county assembly should have summoned the county executive in charge of finance to shed light on the issues raised in our report. If that had been done in February because the first quarter reports were released in January--- view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I was explaining, we urge the county assemblies to take action on our reports. Those reports should be used by the assemblies. The county executive must be summoned – and I used the word summoned - to appear before the county assemblies to answer. If this had happened, it would not be an issue because the explanation, information and details would have been provided to support that. So, I would then take the issue on the printouts of IFMIS and internet banking system. These documents should be provided and these figures should be looked at. As ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker Sir. I was on where we draw our mandate from. As the Office of the Controller of Budget we draw our mediation powers from Article 252(1) (b) of the Constitution. With your permission, could I read? view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Article 252 (1) (b) reads:- “Each Commission and each holder of an independent office has the powers necessary of conciliation, mediation and negotiation.” That is where we draw the powers of conciliation from. On the issue of whether I am aware of the stalemate, yes I am aware. This only came to light about two weeks ago. First, I read it in the newspapers and then met with the county assembly and the county executive. Therefore, it is a very recent matter. Under Article 252, I am attempting to try and bring the two parties together, because the people of ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to congratulate the Members of County Assembly of Nyeri for taking keen interest in changing the lives of the people of Nyeri. They brought this matter here to try and make things better in Nyeri. I also congratulate the Senators for the patience and having the psyche to try and solve the problem in Nyeri. Having said that, I would like to delve into the roles of the governor. He is given authority over the county government, as provided for in the Constitution. After looking at the bundles of information that were provided in front ... view
• 13 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have one question in regards to the employment done by the governor without observing the gender rule. Considering that the County Executive Committee (CEC) Members have served for a long time, what did you do when you realised that the governor did not observe the gender rule? Did you wait for this impeachment to come for you to bring the matter here? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view