Deal with Kenyans’ issues, not Opposition, Uhuru told

Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua (center) with National Executive Committee members and top party leaders from counties in Western Kenya of Rift Valley address Journalists at the end of a two-day party strengthening retreat in Nakuru on August 7, 2015. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • In a statement read by the party Secretary General, Amb Mwanyengela Ngali, the party asked President Kenyatta to deal with serious issues afflicting Kenyans such as insecurity, marginalisation and corruption instead of lecturing the Opposition.
  • The Auditor-General’s report indicates that out of the Sh1.4 trillion allocated to the National Government about Sh68 billion could not be accounted for by various State Agencies.

Narc-Kenya has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop teaching the Opposition how to play its role.

In a statement read by the party Secretary General, Amb Mwanyengela Ngali, the party asked President Kenyatta to deal with serious issues afflicting Kenyans such as insecurity, marginalisation and corruption instead of lecturing the Opposition.

Addressing the media after a week-long meeting in Nakuru with party officials from Western Kenya, Mr Ngali who was accompanied by the party chairperson Ms Martha Karua and other national officials said the ‘Opposition will not be a praise choir for the Jubilee administration’.

“The intolerance of this regime suggests a failure on their part to appreciate our role. We shall continue performing our constitutionally ordained role of pointing out shortcomings of the regime which are many,” he said.

PARTY SHOCKED

Mr Ngali said the party was shocked to see the government 'scaring’ constitutional office holders such as the Auditor-General Dr Edward Ouko for auditing government Ministries.

“It is wrong to target the Auditor-General’s office for delivering on its mandate. The world over, audit queries are responded to by various government agencies through documentary evidence to rebut the presumption of loss or abuse of funds,” he said.

He said government agencies and ministries with audit queries should produce proof of proper use of public funds otherwise the conclusion would be that they misused the funds.

He noted that the Auditor-General’s report was a government report and that the State could not reject its own document.

LOST MONEY

The Auditor-General’s report indicates that out of the Sh1.4 trillion allocated to the National Government about Sh68 billion could not be accounted for by various State Agencies.

Another Sh24 billion was spent without the approval of Parliament.

However, a section of MPs allied to Jubilee have dismissed the report.

Deputy President William Ruto has also asked the Auditor-General to reconcile his figures with those of the parties disputing the accuracy of his reports to get an accurate verdict.

On Friday, Mr Ngali said the attack on the Auditor General’s office was a Jubilee government’s ploy to weaken independent bodies in order to loot public coffers unchecked.

He noted that Parliament was quickly becoming a rubber stamp just like in the Kanu days.