Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: This morning we met Wajir County Executive. They collect Kshs56 million in a year yet their annual budget is Kshs9 billion. If the taps from the Consolidated Fund were to be closed, Wajir County would cease to be a going concern. The Public Finance Management (PFM) Regulations are very clear on what counties should do to optimize own source revenue. We have also talked about automation and I am glad that Sen. (Dr.) Zani has sponsored an amendment to the PFM Act. That will make it mandatory for counties to automate revenue collection systems. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: We have also witnessed a lot of inefficiencies in technologies being used in the counties. Systems used in the counties include the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) which has serious problems. It was interesting when the architect of the IFMIS, who now heads a county government, called for the resignation of the IFMIS Director. There is also the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Database (IPPD) that is used for personnel management, Local Authority Integrated Financial Operation Management System (LAIFOMS) that is used to recognise own source revenue, G-Pay and other revenue collection systems. The problem is that all these systems ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: There is a county where for every Kshs10 that was collected, the vendor was taking 70 cents. That is a 7 per cent commission model just for provision of a software platform. The national Treasury and the ICT Authority have the mandate of guiding counties to implement technology on the basis of agreed enterprise architecture. We have made certain recommendations which will be buttressed by Sen. (Dr.) Zani’s amendments to the PFM Act that seeks to make it mandatory for counties to automate. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Another risk that we have identified arises from county funds. There is pilferage of funds in the counties. If I can remember, there is a county that wanted to set up a fund 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
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: for managing monkeys that had become a menace on farms. Fortunately, the PFM Regulations have clarified the process of establishment of funds. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Counties do not send financial statements to the Auditor-General. Unfortunately, sometimes when the Senate Majority Leader lays on the Table of this House the Auditor- General’s reports on county funds, the CPAIC does not have the capacity to interrogate those statements. It is our considered view that we must develop the capacity of the counties to deal with Fund Account statements, so that the Senate deals with them by exception and not as an ordinary matter of course. I talked about 1,300 reports. Out of that, 1,000 relate to county funds and cooperatives. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: We have also realised that the CoB has no visibility on funds or moneis that are deposited in funds, besides the County Revenue Fund (CRF). If, for example, Nairobi City County has a fund for liquor licensing fees, chances are that the CoB will not approve or manage withdrawals from that Fund. That is what some counties are using to run away from scrutiny. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Another risk that has been highlighted in the Report is the late disbursements by the national Treasury, which has an effect on pending bills and escalates the problem we have around stalled projects. The Treasury sends funds to the counties irregularly yet this House has passed a cash disbursement schedule. If the Treasury cannot respect our cash disbursement schedule, should we then rework it to fit with theirs or should they use the schedule that has been agreed on by this House? view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are massive irregularities, particularly small suppliers in the counties are affected by the directive to use e-procurement. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: We visited Samburu County. We went to a very remote corner and we were told that this e-procurement requires internet connectivity, a computer and some savviness. It means that the suppliers who are based in Nairobi who were savvy, are the ones who are now able to even supply to the furthest corner in this country. Therefore, we continue to marginalize the small people out there in the counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, risk number 10 is weaknesses in budgeting. Generally, counties over budget. Assemblies are unable to make meaningful changes to budgets because the Act restricts them to 1 ... view