Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I believe I have been enriching the Bill. I rise to oppose this amendment. Really, the essence of the Office of the Auditor- General, like all accountability bodies, is to try to make that Office as independent as possible. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I believe I have been enriching the Bill. I rise to oppose this amendment. Really, the essence of the Office of the Auditor- General, like all accountability bodies, is to try to make that Office as independent as possible. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The essence of this amendment is actually to make the CS responsible for finance to prepare regulations. This is a contradiction. It is a contradiction in the sense that the National Treasury, which is headed by the CS for Finance, is one of the entities being audited by the Auditor-General. So, I do not understand how an entity which is being audited by the Auditor- General will make the same regulations that will govern its own auditing. Honestly, I would wish that my good friend, Hon. Duale, could listen to me. This is a contradiction and a big one. Much ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The essence of this amendment is actually to make the CS responsible for finance to prepare regulations. This is a contradiction. It is a contradiction in the sense that the National Treasury, which is headed by the CS for Finance, is one of the entities being audited by the Auditor-General. So, I do not understand how an entity which is being audited by the Auditor- General will make the same regulations that will govern its own auditing. Honestly, I would wish that my good friend, Hon. Duale, could listen to me. This is a contradiction and a big one. Much ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: So, I oppose very strongly. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: So, I oppose very strongly. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I had proposed an amendment which was very much along these lines, but for some reasons, it was defeated. I am surprised that the only difference is that unlike what the President has proposed, I was not including the Public Service Commission. Like my good friend, Hon. Benjamin Langat has said, if you look at Clause 15 of this Bill, it clearly provides for the Senior Deputy Auditor-General, who is the deputy of the Auditor-General, to act in his absence. I do not understand why somebody advised the President to use so many words to describe ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I had proposed an amendment which was very much along these lines, but for some reasons, it was defeated. I am surprised that the only difference is that unlike what the President has proposed, I was not including the Public Service Commission. Like my good friend, Hon. Benjamin Langat has said, if you look at Clause 15 of this Bill, it clearly provides for the Senior Deputy Auditor-General, who is the deputy of the Auditor-General, to act in his absence. I do not understand why somebody advised the President to use so many words to describe ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I am a bit surprised that most Members who have contributed do not actually understand this amendment. It does not talk about Government policy but about policy objective. There is a difference between a policy and a policy objective. These days, auditing is not about financials. We look at value for money and performance. Performance is about the impact public spending has on the people. So, how do we deny the Auditor-General the power to question the policy objective and not policy? The policy is covered in the manifesto. The policy objective is about how you deploy the resources. So, ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I am a bit surprised that most Members who have contributed do not actually understand this amendment. It does not talk about Government policy but about policy objective. There is a difference between a policy and a policy objective. These days, auditing is not about financials. We look at value for money and performance. Performance is about the impact public spending has on the people. So, how do we deny the Auditor-General the power to question the policy objective and not policy? The policy is covered in the manifesto. The policy objective is about how you deploy the resources. So, ... view