Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

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• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: serious problem with 2B in the sense that we are inducting the project appraisal team, not having been able to determine the casuals and everything involved in the project. Secondly, if the parameters have already been agreed upon, why do we again need to get involved as the national Government in auditing as long as we get what we are supposed to as prescribed in the Constitution? I do not understand the import of the amendment in 2B view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill with a lot of reservations. As we mentioned earlier, this Supplementary Budget which has been brought at the tail end of the financial year is indeed a very well-designed and choreographed process to steal public funds. You cannot absorb the funds that are being requested for at this particular time. Therefore, it seems that the intention of the Supplementary Budget is to pay for bills or expenditure that has already been incurred against the tenets of public finance management. Therefore, this is to literary cover up ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We have a situation that seems to be fairly or extremely funny. Most Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs) complain non-stop of lack of disbursement of funds from the National Treasury. There was an argument that there was no absorption of funds which were committed to these particular MDAs and SAGAs. How did MDAs, State Departments and SAGAs spend money that they did not have? We have a situation where the pending bills can be clever creation by the National Treasury to capacitate quite a number of MDAs. As my colleagues have stated here many times, ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The county governments are notorious. Many of the contractors or suppliers have been demanding for payment which date back to previous financial years and the first term of devolution. There is dire situation outside there. We urge the Budget and Appropriations Committee to be hard on the National Treasury. Under Article 225 of the Constitution, they should urge the National Treasury to stop payment or disbursement of funds to any particular SAGA or MDA that has refused to pay small-scale suppliers and dealers. The pending bills have become a very lucrative business. The lobbyists can lobby for pay, bribe or ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We trust and believe that Kshs7.6 billion that has been set aside for vaccine will truly purchase them. The continued containment measures because of COVID-19 literary kill people all over the country. They are unable to work or do anything. When you close open air markets where ordinary traders go to exchange goods, you kill that particular locality. When you close social places which are the major employers of low-skilled and semi-skilled workers, you kill those particular families or households. There are many cases of children who have dropped out of school because the parents cannot afford to pay because ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: virus, this will open up the economy. We will have COVID-19 with us for many years to come. It is important that we learn to live with it. As medics have advised, the only way we can do that is to get as many people as possible to be vaccinated. It should be an act of emergency to vaccinate everybody. view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Speaker, I support the Bill. I hope that the Government will learn to do their things in a more organised and sober manner. Thank you. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, again the same problem arises from 4A to 4B probably I do not know. We need your guidance on how we can resolve it because you never gave us a chance to ventilate on 4A and also now 4B, I do not know. How do we tie up with this issue of minimum tax? I know there is a court case to that effect. I think we need to tighten up all those issues before we go into other headwinds. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I wish I had picked it much earlier. I would have sought a further amendment that the overpaid tax should be refunded immediately. There is always a cost to money held by the KRA. A businessman would have invested the money and remitted more taxes and created more employment in the market. But nevertheless, it is a step in the right direction. We can deal with it in the next financial year. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to comment on the first Petition in respect of fuel costs. view