Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to be very brief. I want to thank Hon. Keynan. For some of us who are doing our final leg in this Parliament, one of the individuals who has made a big mark in my life as I leave Parliament and in my later life is Hon. Adan Keynan. I am not saying it because he is here but I do not think there is any Chair of a Committee that is so committed to doing their work like Hon. Keynan, who is my friend, brother and uncle. As you embark on ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker may it be so. On behalf of PAC I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Special Audit Report of May, 2016 on the accounts of the National Youth Service (NYS) Volumes I and II, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, March 16, 2017. In one of her famous quotes, the former British Prime Minister, Dame Margaret Thatcher, had this to say about public funds, in a speech to the Conservative Party Conference on October 14, 1983: “One of the great debates of our time is ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker may it be so. On behalf of PAC I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Special Audit Report of May, 2016 on the accounts of the National Youth Service (NYS) Volumes I and II, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, March 16, 2017. In one of her famous quotes, the former British Prime Minister, Dame Margaret Thatcher, had this to say about public funds, in a speech to the Conservative Party Conference on October 14, 1983: “One of the great debates of our time is ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: money other than money which people earn themselves. If the State wishes to spend more it can do so only by borrowing your savings or by taxing you more, it is no good thinking that someone else will pay – that “someone else” is you. There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers’ money.” PAC derives its mandate from Standing Order No. 205(2) of the National Assembly, which provides: “The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) shall be responsible for the examination of the accounts showing the appropriations of the accounts showing the appropriations of the sum voted ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: money other than money which people earn themselves. If the State wishes to spend more it can do so only by borrowing your savings or by taxing you more, it is no good thinking that someone else will pay – that “someone else” is you. There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers’ money.” PAC derives its mandate from Standing Order No. 205(2) of the National Assembly, which provides: “The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) shall be responsible for the examination of the accounts showing the appropriations of the accounts showing the appropriations of the sum voted ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: The primary mandate of PAC is, therefore, to oversight the expenditure of public funds by ministries, departments, constitutional commissions and independent offices to ensure value for money, optimal application of public funds and adherence to Government financial regulations and procedures. The Committee executes its mandate on the basis of annual and special audit reports prepared by the Office of the Auditor-General. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: The primary mandate of PAC is, therefore, to oversight the expenditure of public funds by ministries, departments, constitutional commissions and independent offices to ensure value for money, optimal application of public funds and adherence to Government financial regulations and procedures. The Committee executes its mandate on the basis of annual and special audit reports prepared by the Office of the Auditor-General. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: On legal foundations and principles, in the execution of its mandate as aforestated, PAC is guided by core constitutional and statutory principles on public finance management, as well as established parliamentary customs, traditions, practices and usages. Article 201of the Constitution states: “The following principles shall guide all aspects of public finance in the Republic. i. there shall be openness and accountability, including public participation in financial matters; ii. the public finance system shall promote an equitable society, and in particular - iii. the burden of taxation shall be shared fairly; iv. revenue raised nationally shall be shared equitably among national ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: On legal foundations and principles, in the execution of its mandate as aforestated, PAC is guided by core constitutional and statutory principles on public finance management, as well as established parliamentary customs, traditions, practices and usages. Article 201of the Constitution states: “The following principles shall guide all aspects of public finance in the Republic. i. there shall be openness and accountability, including public participation in financial matters; ii. the public finance system shall promote an equitable society, and in particular - iii. the burden of taxation shall be shared fairly; iv. revenue raised nationally shall be shared equitably among national ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: The PAC considers this constitutional provision as the basis for holding each individual Accounting Officer and other public officers directly and personally liable for any loss of public funds under their watch. The Committee has and will continue to invoke this provision in its recommendations to hold those responsible personally accountable. This is especially so because as it is detailed in this Report, the process of procurement through the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) for payment processing involves actions of several officers. On the obligations of Cabinet Secretaries (CSs), the Committee noted the enhanced role of CSs, exceeding the ... view