Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: There is much loss of public funds in this country. There is evidence everywhere whether documented or not of wanton theft of public funds. As we always say, currently, corruption left Nairobi and was devolved to the counties and villages. Unless we continue to strengthen the Office of the Auditor-General so that they are able to track and make everybody who holds and uses public funds to account for them, this country will never achieve its development goals. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I do not want to belabour the point, but I conclude that any state organ and anybody that is given public funds must account for them. The only two bodies authorised to oversee are the Office of the Auditor-General and Parliament, through its audit Committees: the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investments Committee. The Judiciary was ill advised to decline to account for public funds because that is unconstitutional and was mere rhetoric that will not take them anywhere. We sincerely thank the Office of the Hon. Speaker for putting its foot down and telling them, as it is, ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to commend my Chair and the entire Committee for the wonderful job we did to get to the point of appointing an auditor of the Auditor-General. It sounds funny that the Auditor-General has to be audited, but it sends a very clear message that nobody is above the law. Whatever funds are allocated from public coffers must be accounted for. The people of Kenya must be told the amount of money allocated and how much was used and how it was used. We must also make sure that there ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I sat in the meeting where the Clerk of the National Assembly came and explained to us and took us through the process that led to the appointment of the auditor of the Auditor-General, M/s Ronalds LLP. It was presented in such a clear manner and I would wish that all public entities adhered to the most transparent and open tendering system where each and every Kenyan has an equal opportunity to compete for all public services public tenders. There was no tinge at all of any form of tender fixing and any form of big boys. Whoever was selected ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: There is an ingrained mentality in the minds of many young people and Kenyans that unless you know who is who, you can never get a public tender. One of the things that we need to focus on as a country is to open the space so that if it is an open tender it is truly so with each person having an equal opportunity to win it. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The Office of the Auditor-General has a chequered history in this country. Since the promulgation of the Constitution, we have had a semblance of order and professionalism in the national audit office. However, much more needs to be done because it is important that at the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: time of preparing the Budget, the Budget and Appropriations Committee can dare or be courteous enough to consult the Public Accounts Committee. We would offer them a lot of information and details that will allow us to enhance the budget allocated the Office of the Auditor-General. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: There is much loss of public funds in this country. There is evidence everywhere whether documented or not of wanton theft of public funds. As we always say, currently, corruption left Nairobi and was devolved to the counties and villages. Unless we continue to strengthen the Office of the Auditor-General so that they are able to track and make everybody who holds and uses public funds to account for them, this country will never achieve its development goals. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I do not want to belabour the point, but I conclude that any State organ and anybody that is given public funds must account for them. The only two bodies authorised to oversee are the Office of the Auditor-General and Parliament, through its audit Committees: the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investments Committee. The Judiciary was ill advised to decline to account for public funds because that is unconstitutional and was mere rhetoric that will not take them anywhere. We sincerely thank the Office of the Hon. Speaker for putting its foot down and telling them, as it is, ... view