16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for coming to my rescue. The Committee observed that a number of audit queries raised in the Report of the Auditor-General in some constituencies outlined here were either subject to active proceedings as provided under Standing Order No.89(2) or under investigations by the EACC. In Lang’ata, Embakasi North, Embakasi South and Kamukunji constituencies, the Committee recommended that the EACC expedites investigations into these matters and furnishes a status report on the investigations to the National Assembly so that, that report can also be adopted. The National The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report ...
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16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Board should suspend Fund Account Managers and any other officers of the board who are under investigations by the EACC until those investigations are completed. That is the normal practice across the Government. Another issue is the ineffectiveness of the Constituency Oversight Committees (COCs). The Committee noted that the COCs were largely ineffective as a result of underfunding. Regulation 34 (4) of the NG-CDF Fund Regulations, 2016 provides that the COC shall be facilitated in performance of its activities by the funds allocated for monitoring and evaluation, provided that not more than 1 per cent of ...
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16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
The Committee, therefore, recommends that the NG-CDF Board expedites the process of amending the NG-CDF Regulations 2016 to remedy the apparent facilitation shortfall.
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3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
The Report of the Special Funds Accounts Committee on Audited Financial Statements for the National Government Constituencies Development Fund for the 17 constituencies in Nairobi City County for the Financial Years 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. For the clarity of the Members who come from Nairobi City County, the constituencies are as follows: a) Dagoretti North Constituency; b) Dagoretti South Constituency; c) Embakasi Central Constituency; d) Embakasi East Constituency; e) Embakasi North Constituency; f) Embakasi South Constituency; g) Embakasi West Constituency; h) Kamukunji Constituency; i) Kasarani Constituency; j) Kibra Constituency; k) Lang’ata Constituency; l) Makadara Constituency; m) Mathare Constituency; n) Roysambu ...
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3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Second Report of the Special Funds Accounts Committee on Audited Financial Statements for the National Government Constituencies Development Fund for Constituencies in Nairobi City County for the 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 Financial Years, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 3rd October 2018.
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18 Sep 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I listened to the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee severally excluding the three important committees of this House. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Public Investments Committee (PIC) and the Special Funds Accounts Committee (SFAC) are the watchdog committees of this House. We know who the thieves are in this country. It is important even when he is doing his work, to really consult these important Committees because we know where resources are wasted and plundered. We know who steals public resources. The Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee ...
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18 Sep 2018 in National Assembly:
Therefore, the Chairman should really not be afraid of our committees because we can make his work easier. I can see that my colleagues are also agitated by his statement. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to present a public Petition regarding the implementation of anti-doping laws in Kenya. I, the undersigned, on behalf of Kenyan citizens, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, in 2011, the World Anti-Doping Agency reported that over 30 per cent of athletes participating in the 2011 World Championships admitted to having used banned substances during their careers and 44 per cent of them had used them untested. THAT, Kenya complying with international standards and etiquettes of anti-doping established through an Act of Parliament the Anti-Doping Act, 2016. THAT, to date Kenya ...
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
THAT, efforts to resolve this matter with the relevant Government agencies has been futile.
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