Francis Kuria Kimani

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the good remarks from our colleagues. When I saw the reports in the media, knowing how the Bill came and the work that the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has been doing, we felt that the...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Public Audit (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed)...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the New Clause 30A be now read a Second Time. Section 42 of the current Public Audit Act gags the Office of the Auditor-General from questioning government policy objectives. The Petition No. 388, Transparency International versus the...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that New Clause 29A be now read a second time. Section 40 of the Public Audit Act provided the restriction of auditing national security organs. That law was limiting the Auditor-General from auditing security organs. Transparency International (TI...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Those are very valid points raised by Hon Members. I will be moving a further amendment as new Clause 15A. Clause 15 of the Bill talks about Section 21 of the Act as amended in Sub-section 1, in the opening...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I would like to thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and his Committee for doing a job that culminated in the reports that they have tabled in this House. To pick...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I want to confirm that the amendments we are seeking were made after lengthy consultations. We also considered best practices and structures of Auditor-General offices around the world. Therefore, this amendment is not just in tandem with the existing structures but also...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)