Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1831 to 1840 of 2972.

• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are other very interesting projects. In the Busia County Government, two firms were paid a total of Kshs6.1 million to supply and plant tree seedlings at Amukura Hills and Sio -Siteko Wetland. We are glad to report that only 20 seedlings could be physically seen on the ground. I do not know whether we should be glad. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, well, a little bit of satire there. You can imagine Kshs6.1 million and only 20 seedlings could be physically seen on the ground. I think we are stretching this joke too far. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: When these reports come out, certain bodies like EACC and DCI do not need to wait for Parliament to go through this process to take action. This is because if you are going to audit trees planted in the Financial Year 2013/2014, even those that were there - that is wild mangoes and particularly guavas that thrive because of the open defecation practices of certain parts of this country - will be counted as part of the trees funded by the county government. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: That is why EACC, DCI and all those other agencies, once the Auditor-General reports, you must take an interest in some of these queries. They should not wait for Parliament which will come one or two years down the line. Those are some of the jokes that we saw. Kwale County planted trees and spent millions of shillings and then blamed it on God. They said they did not have any control over the trees, that the rains did not come; so, what they were they supposed to do? view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before you implement a project, there has to be certain feasibility studies and participation of the public. You need to make sure the project you are implementing will not be subjected to the mercy or the whims of the gods, but you should have planned for it. Again, I think we have stretched the joke too far. I am told The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: that even the failure in Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Scheme could have been blamed on God, that He did not send adequate rainfall. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: However, we have made certain suggestions that regarding those trees, seedlings, irrigation projects and the grand projects of West Pokot County, the governors, CECs and COs cannot escape. They must be made to account for those public funds. view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: As I finalise, it is surprising that we still have counties making statutory deductions from employees but not remitting them to the relevant State agencies. There are two things; there are those who do not deduct but I think the biggest sinner is the one who deducts the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) for an employee and does not remit it to the NHIF. This has caused untold suffering to poor and innocent workers and their families. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not just NHIF, there are also loan deductions. People have been blacklisted by the Credit Reference Bureau ... view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: where the names are taken to the President before he brings them to Parliament. However, there is no exit out of that process. In the event Parliament rejects the nominees put forth by the President, that process can go on, over and over again indefinitely. A mischievous government, particularly the one that could have been caught in a deathtrap or in grand projects, some of which are difficult to justify, would be interested in making sure that the Office of the Auditor-General is frustrated. For the situation we have right now, things can only go well if we have angels ... view
• 22 Oct 2019 in Senate: Auditor-General is in office, the conversation will be around making sure that what goes to the county assemblies is different from what comes to the Senate. We cannot be sitting here to deal with imprest or a road or seedlings that did not germinate when we have county assemblies on the ground. What is their duty? That is why sometimes some of our colleagues like Sen. Dullo go ballistic and bare knuckles when dealing with county assemblies. I wish to report that next week, the CPAIC shall hold the Annual Accountability Forum. We have invited Members of the Public Accounts ... view