18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
We are under a lot of pressure to deliver. We even need to update the Government on finance. Because it is related and given the nature of our work, we have had a backlog in so far as auditing Government books is concerned. In fact, PAC and I believe PIC also are working on two years concurrently. That is 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 concurrently. I am sure we will be The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
breaking to go and write reports this month so that we deliver them to this House and to Kenyans.
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Oversight is not just an issue of policy because we deal with people and queries about misappropriation of Government funds. Nowadays, there is proliferation of stealing and misappropriation of Government funds. That makes our work more. The kind of audit queries we get in a department we may term as not so consequential like sports is humongous in nature. Therefore, I believe that Members of the House will be a little bit patient and I believe we will deliver to them soon.
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
The NG-CDF has been a very important fund in this country. I believe that the real devolution in this country is not the one we know. The real devolution is the NG-CDF. I am saying that because there are some laws that govern the NG-CDF. One of them that is very efficient is that the NG-CDF Committee can only spend not more than 5 per cent on administration. I believe that is a leaf the national Government can borrow on how the NG-CDF is managed. We are given Kshs100 million and only Kshs5 million goes to paying salaries, rents and ...
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
We are also doing much in building infrastructure in our schools. On the same, I would want the House to demand from the other stakeholders like the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, just the same way we appropriate the NG-CDF, clarity on how the money for infrastructure is appropriated. We can only work together by complementing each other. We cannot afford to duplicate each other. I urge the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to always work closely with Members of Parliament so that we do not duplicate our roles.
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Another issue is on security. We are doing a lot in building offices for our chiefs and Administration Police camps and even helping our police force. On the same, I would urge for a lot of collaboration between the Office of the President, NG-CDF Board and Members of Parliament. Ultimately, no one has done more public participation than us. We are always with the people. We know what their needs are. Therefore, we can do much more in collaborating with them. Matters of security and electricity are on our side. We continue to do the same with NG- CDF. I ...
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
into that system which is uniform across the constituencies. I believe that would solve a lot of issues in so far as audit queries are concerned. The same would happen to projects. Instead of a sub-committee on oversight from NG- CDF coming blindly to any constituency, they ought to have a uniform system where if, for example, I am building 20 schools, the fund manager in Kiharu has a system that manages efficiently how the money is disbursed and spent. Lastly, one thing that I will keep saying in this House over and over again is about inequality when it ...
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18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
ask us so many questions in so far as how we spend that Government fund. There have been delays from National Treasury in so far as releasing NG-CDF to the NG-CDF Board is concerned. Currently, there are so many constituencies that are in the last financial year with their money stuck at the National Treasury. We ask the National Treasury to always consider fast-tracking NG-CDF because the expectation in so far as NG-CDF is concerned is very different from the other Government services. Lastly, I also want to urge other Government agencies like the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) to ...
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Yes, I am from that great constituency.
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree. I am from the great constituency of Kiharu and the county that gives the entire Nairobi and Kiambu water. I rise to support.
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