Moses Otieno Kajwang'

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• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: budget? The Controller of Budget has done an excellent job in the 7 or 8 years she has been in office. However, there is one thing she was unable to do, that is to automate the process of approvals. This a task that whoever will be succeeding her should undertake with urgency. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have seen very weak internal controls and governance systems in counties. For example, county budget and economic forum, when we were with Garissa County yesterday, it emerged that even governors do not know who should sit on county budget forums. Many counties may ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: blown open that 7 per cent. On average, county assemblies are getting 12 per cent of revenue. At the end of the year, they remain with so much money. No wonder in certain cases, you will find that county assemblies are struggling to find trips so that they can exhaust the money allocated to them. I believe that we need to give them ceilings. However, the ceilings and the 7 per cent threshold in the PFMA regulations should not be that distant. If you take 12.5 per cent which is the current average, give it to county assemblies, then as ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: them. Today if the House adopts the report, the next step is to inform the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) and relevant bodies to pursue a refund and prosecute those who refuse to refund the money paid to the CoG. I am sure that Sen. Olekina and others will talk about other issues around legal fees, imprest management and the issue of statutory deductions. As I conclude, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) also did something interesting called an impact assessment of fiduciary risks. What emerged is that in the FY 2012/2013, the Auditor-General had queries on Kshs2.4 billion. In ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the extent of the problems we have in counties. When we say that Kshs298 billion has been lost, we are not saying that that money has gone into someone’s pocket. We are just saying that there are queries surrounding it, where Parliament and the Auditor-General have not been satisfied. The loss of Kshs298 billion – assuming it was a loss because there are queries around it – from the economy may have cost the country approximately 5.4 per cent in terms of economic growth. Simulations indicate that if Kshs298 billion is injected into the ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Report presents the overall picture for all the counties. It presents the ‘forest.’ The Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) shall continue to look at the individual county reports, which are the ‘trees’ in this case. I, therefore, urge every hon. Member to read the report. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to request Sen. Olekina to second the Motion. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and request Sen. Olekina to second. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the Procedural Motion. It is important to note that in a bicameral system, the two Houses will not always agree. Kenyans should not be alarmed when the Senate and the National Assembly do not agree. We should also not go into tantrums when the National Assembly does not agree with us or when we do not agree with the National Assembly. That is a feature of bicameralism. In a bicameral system, they say, it is only fools who rarely differ. I believe in a bicameral system. We will have this kind of situation but ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Senator for Kericho to mention the name of Sen. M. Kajwang in a sentence that includes gambling and Kamari when I am a renowned Adventist, an upright citizen, a father, a husband and a man who does not gamble? view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we went for the Leadership Retreat early this year, there was a resolution that the census, being as important as it has been suggested by Sen. Wetangula, the House would probably set up a Select Committee to oversee the process. 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