Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1925.

• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: The PFM Act stipulates that money received must first go to the County Revenue Account. The mischief is always on own source revenue because it is never put in the County Revenue Account. I am sure that you know about this having been a speaker in one of our counties. Some of this money never sees the light of day; it just disappears in a mystic way. Therefore, this is an effective way of tracking down how revenue is being received by county governments. I heard a colleague say that we may have to look for ways of amending this ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: telephone in the market, can use it without any struggle. I do not see any difficulty in this. It should be easy to use; I do not see the need for any amendment. It is all about training and we should it by ensuring that it is simple. We should not create complexities like the one we have in IFMIS. When I was an accounting officer, I was told that IFMIS can only be operated by so and so until I got into it and realised what was going on. Unfortunately, the IFMIS is an opaque system though it is ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: few individuals who want to defraud the system. This Bill is also seeking to minimize any losses or violations of the existing Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the third element that I like about this Bill is that it creates the identity of the national Government vis-a-vis the National Treasury. This identity is very important because, at the moment, I see a resigned attitude by county governments when they appear before the CPAIC. They usually say: “We are waiting for the National Treasury to give us directions,” yet they have all the means at their command. ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I fully agree that this reporting must also include the Senate. This is because if we exclude the Senate, there will be pundits that will say that the Senate has no business to interfere. For example, I heard somebody today in a very miserable way saying that the Senate has a simple task of only taking part in division of revenue and has no more business. That is a very myopic way of thinking. The Senate, of course, has the bulk of functions that are being performed by the county governments, and we, therefore, need to do that. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having been given a system that is transparent, efficient and accessible by everybody, if you are not able to perform as a county treasury, then you have no business asking for money from the equitable share that is required from the National Treasury. This is because you have miserably failed in your responsibility to account for even the very little resources that have been put through your stream. 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
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I, therefore, agree with these penalties that if they fail, then we can recommend that they do not receive the equitable sharing until they comply with these simple requirements. If they do not do so, the report on the status of the county revenue collection and performance gives a very good chance for the county assemblies to impeach these people. After all, there is a clause on impeachment. One case for impeachment is impropriety in financial management. If they fall short of that, they can be impeached. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: It also gives the opportunity for the county assembly to oversight the resources that are being collected by the county governments. It also gives an opportunity to compare resources; own-source revenue collection and the national equitable sharing that goes to the county and other funds that may come through other means that are available to the county government and how they have been shared. It also gives us an opportunity to see whether the developments that are being carried out by respective counties are going to each ward in an equitable manner or whether certain counties are being favoured with ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I think there is so much that you can gain out of these simple amendments. Initially, when I looked at the amendment of the PFM Act, I asked myself what was going on. I almost questioned Sen. (Dr.) Zani until I went to the Bill itself and saw that it was seeking to make it better for everybody. Those who are willing to function can do so efficiently under this amendment. Those who want to continue with mischief will find it very difficult to implement these amendments. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: With those few remarks I support the amendment and also request that the amendment for quarterly reporting be included in the submission of these annual reports. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I thank you. view