Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 1925.

• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the idea being suggested by Sen. Sakaja of being proportionate creates an element of collusion. Is he in order to think that the CPAIC is in collusion with the governors who steal public resources in this nation? The CPAIC is a creation of this House. I a Member of the Committee and I enjoy my job in trying to find out why governors and other people misuse public resources. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First of all, I rise to compliment my friend Sen. Olekina for coming up with this Bill. Like the previous speakers, there are two main features in this Bill. One, this Bill is prescribing the manner and method to create the infrastructure necessary for public participation. Two, this Bill is putting into focus the role of the Senator in matters of oversight at the county level. I believe this Bill has drawn its inspiration from Article 174 of our Constitution about devolution. One of such elements I want to quote in Article 174 (d) to ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: present their programmes and ideas and that member of the public has an input to what they think should be the way forward in as far as their ward or village is concerned. Madam Temporary Speaker, often, most of the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs), which are five-year plans are office documents. They may have very good intentions but they have never gone to the people for them to appreciate that this is what their county will be doing for the next five years. They are told the county has a CIDP which is meant to run for five years; ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: I have also looked at Clause 3 of the Bill, it is creating efficiency and effectiveness to govern the county because once you know what the issues are then you create efficiency and prioritize some of these elements. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Those of us who are Members of the Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments (CPAIC), one of the things we have come across, which has created a huge 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
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: gap is the issue of assets and liabilities. Many ordinary people know where the assets of the county reside. Many of the people at the county level know that a particular parcel of land in a particular market is a county resource or property. Through dubious means, that property is seized and taken away. The only way you can update your assets and liabilities record is through the participation by people in that area. If this is enhanced, I am sure we will have almost near perfect record of assets and liabilities in our counties. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: At Pumwani, for instance, there are some pieces of land lying fallow; they belong to the County Government of Nairobi City. The public around there know about them but the smart ones already dupe them otherwise. This is where we find a lot of cheating, squandering and acquisition of property that belongs to the county government. Those are big assets and I think this will help in providing that usefulness in dealing with these elements. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: I must say that in dealing with public participation, there is one element which I had discussed it with my colleague, Sen. M. Kajwang’. We agreed that there has been a lot of wastage particularly as it relates to a Clause 18(1). On the appointment of qualified members who will assist the Senator in oversight of the county, I do not know who will employ them. We have to agree on the methodology of employing these people. Will it be through the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) or will it be through direct identification by the Senator and being employed directly ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: this regard, as Senators, is to strengthen the overall oversight responsibility by allocating enough resources to the Senate to do this oversight work. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I sometimes wonder when people call to question the role of the Senate. Obviously, if the Senate is not involved, the kind of squander you have already seen elsewhere is going to be very rampant in every county. We have, for instance, gone through the fiduciary risk of all the 47 counties. It is amazing that some of the counties have attracted adverse reports or disclaimers. When we look through the list, there are about five or six such counties which have attracted disclaimers throughout the period of their financial auditing from the financial years 2013/2014, 2015/2016, ... view