Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

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• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the adoption of the three reports. view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support the adoption of the three reports of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). I also want to congratulate the Committee for having worked on the backlog. Like it has been said, time and again, when the reports are not on time, it means we are dealing with information that is not up to date. That does not help when we are planning and making projections that we want to make. So, I congratulate the Committee for having worked tirelessly to come up with the reports of the three financial years. When it ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: dealing with postmortem. So, it becomes very difficult. Even if you find something wrong, sometimes you are just following. It is like following a horse that has bolted. It is good that the reports are up to date. The reason we voted these monies as Parliament is to ensure that citizens get value for money but now, when you hear about the misuse and misappropriations, it is absurd. I know there is the element of performance contracting in the Government, but we are running after a number of things. There is the issue of whether there is going to be ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The other thing that needs to be resolved clearly is the issue of roads. I know there are circulars that have been issued but on the ground, there is still a problem. You find the way the work is being procured and the way the contractors are being employed, the governors just give directions that so and so should be given a job. There are no proper procurement procedures and there is a lot of wastage. I think that is going to increase the amount of wastage we have seen, if we do not arrest the situation. There is surrendering ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As we open up our institutions, now that we have a number of things we have achieved or we need to achieve after the promulgation of the new Constitution in August 2010, the welfare of every Kenyan is very important. There is no way we can take care of the welfare of our people without having records or information on where they are or what they are doing. It is on that basis that I believe that those who have served like the military and former Members of Parliament--- The other day we were ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the adoption of the 17th Report of the Public Investments Committee, which was tabled in this House. I take the opportunity to congratulate the Committee for having been able to bring the Report. In the last Parliament I was a member of the PIC; I was the Vice-Chairman. What we found out was that there was a lot of backlog. In fact, if you look at the Report, you will find that quite a number of parastatals, or Government corporations, had not done reporting on what had been brought here ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The most important thing is to appreciate what the two committees have done, and in this particular case the PIC. They tabled Reports so that we can update the information we have; if there is any follow-up to make, we do it. If you stay for so many years and you are reporting on something that happened many years ago, it is extremely difficult to take action. Even if you wanted to take action against those who were manning the institutions, some of them have already left while others live in deplorable conditions, so that even if you followed them, ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The only remedy is that the reports should be as current as possible. This is because if you are doing a report for the last one or two years, it is much easier to follow. However, reports which date back many years are not good. If you look at the Kenya Railways Corporation, for example, a lot of its assets were misappropriated by people who are still in this country, and some of them are still holding very senior positions. However, because it has taken a very long time for the reports to be tabled in this House, it becomes ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The same thing happened with the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), where a lot of land that was meant to have improved food productivity in this country was grabbed by individuals. There was wanton destruction of property, but the problem is that you cannot follow up the issue. So, the best thing is that the reports are as current as possible, so that it is easier to follow them. view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The same thing again applies to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and all these parastatals. In fact, Kenyans have lost a lot of money through these parastatals. For example, the KPA engaged consultants to design certain projects, but some of those projects were not even undertaken. Professionals were paid professional fees for projects that were not done. There is no remedy when huge sums of money have been spent. view