Mr Uhuru Kenyatta should fire his Permanent Secretary for failing audit tests and preparing falsified documents for Parliament. On Wednesday 11th 2011 Mars Kenya released a report entitled Revenue “Accounting by the Government of Kenya: unsatisfactory state of affairs!“
The logic behind the release of this report is that not as much attention has been focused on tracking revenues of the Government of Kenya despite frequent reporting by the Controller and Auditor General decrying inconsistent revenue accounting by the Treasury over the years. The report is intended to red-flag the issue of revenue accounting by the Treasury with a view to getting greater transparency and accountability for the benefit of Kenyan taxpayers.
1. Kenya’s Controller & Auditor General has in his two latest reports excluded from the general certificate most Statements of Revenue of the Government of Kenya. In 2008, the C&AG certified only three Statements of revenue and only one as presenting a fair revenue position of the government of Kenya. simply put, the current position is that only one out of 14 accounts has passed the Audit test.The total amount of the concerned statements is Kshs 714 billion for the two financial years. While refusing to issue his general certificate, the Controller and Auditor General noted that the Permanent Secretary, Treasury is responsible for preparation of financial statements and legally shoulders the responsibility when the statements do not fairly present the financial position.
2. It also appears that treasury has been keeping different sets of books for the revenue collected and is now involved in an intricate web of a possible cover up and deception as it continues to present different revenue figures to the Controller and Auditor General and to Parliament. The actual revenue receipts as captured by the Controller and Auditor General in the exchequer account differ significantly with the actual revenue receipts presented to Parliament in the estimates of Revenue. Is it possible that treasury maintains different sets of revenue accounts? Same treasury, different revenue positions?
3. The estimates of Revenue as tabled in parliament which reflect the final revised estimates of revenue differ significantly from the final revised estimates of revenue as captured by the Controller and Auditor General in his reports.
The approved revised estimates of revenue cannot be altered by the Treasury. This fact was confirmed by the famous “computer error” when Parliament recalled supplementary estimates for this very reason, restating the fact that what Parliament approves is the final approval. The implications of treasury altering these figures are very serious and grave.
Prior to the release of this report, Hon John Mbadi requested a ministerial statement from treasury on the revenue accounts. Three times, the Minister of Finance failed to bring this statement to parliament, causing Mr Speaker on Tuesday 10th May 2011 to sanction the Ministry of Finance. The Minister and his Assistant cannot transact any business in the house until they bring this statement to the house according to the ruling of the speaker.
If the treasury told parliament the truth, then nothing would be simpler than re-tabling the documents they originally laid on the table and standing by them. But alas, that would complete the crime and the Political officers (Ministers) other than the Accounting Officer would be legally liable as they do now have notice that something is very wrong with the numbers.
We expect the Minister of Finance to ask his Permanent Secretary the Questions
1 . How many of your revenue accounts passed the Audit test?
2. Do the Actual revenue receipts as reported to parliament faithfully reflect the The actual receipts as captured by the controller & Auditor General In the exchequer account?
3. Do the revised estimates of revenue tabled in Parliament reflect the actual approval by given by parliament?
Every Kenyan knows that the Minister of Finance and his Assistant do not write the books and neither do they do the accounts of the Government. This demand for
accountability is not political. Mr Kenyatta should on behalf of Kenyans seek accountability from his accounting Officer. In truth the Minister should sack his accounting officer for failing audit tests and creating falsified documents for the Minister to table in Parliament.
We ask you, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta and your assistant Mr Oburu Odinga :- Are you willing to ignore the reports of the Controller & Auditor General? Is the Controller & Auditor General producing rubbish or is something wrong with the book keeping at treasury?
The Mars Group report can be read HERE
http://www.marsgroupkenya.org/revenue
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It will be honourable for the Minister and PS TO RESIGN for a better investigation to b done. It is also honourable to detribe the top of officers of the ministry. This way we shall have confidence in corrections made. It raises eyebrows when you speak one language on issues of money for the country. If Uhuru really wants to be president, he should have corrected these long time.
Thank you Mwalimu Mati and the MarsGroup. It is amazing that even after a 9.8bn ‘computer error’ some Kenyans still want to bury their heads between their legs about the thieving ways of the tribal DEALERS in power. It is sad that none of the collision partners is trustworthy as evident from the water scandal. As we postulate in defence of our tribal chiefs, the looting of our birthrights and coffers continues unabated!
The Controller and Auditor General should explain to us why he failed to issue certificates to the specific accounts. Mwalimu Mati is being relevant here and only non-tax payers can question his intention. No wonder some people are hell bent on retaining power by all means.
Why are we surprised. Kenya is the only country where suspected masterminds of post-election violence, accused of crimes against humanity are escorted to the Hague court by members of Parliament, including a Cabinet Minister to boot; Where the suspects are retained in extremely high positions in Government; Where they come back from the Hague and are given security by Government to hold a huge public rally in which they declare their candidacy for the Presidency; where… Hey, wake up! What is stealing 700 Billion here? Kikuyu elite looting Kenya to retain the status quo.
There are some pple who will be very quick to dismiss Mwalimu Mati’s report…but his track record shows he is a serious whistle blower…there is something sinister going on at the Treasury…Hon. Karua and Imanyara have pointed out this is Parliament already…does it strike you that govt officials from some parts of the country are quickly disposed of at the slightest claim that they are corrupt and yet there are some pple in this govt who are never accused of corruption even when there is circumstantial evidence.
that is why our country will continue stagnating economically while countries like burundi, botswana are picking up very fast because of accountability.another scandal that will not be solved just as goldenburg and anglo leasing that to date have not been settled and victims brought to books. only the poor who steal tomatoes in the market can face the law to the end, but for the rich Kikuyu economic criminals, they will always bail themselves out by stealing again and again then threaten the courts or bribe to avoid jail.
PLO should get to the bottom of this revelation with speed. If it is established that indeed the money was never accounted for and its not there, the Minister of Finance (Uhuru), Assistant Minister (Oburu) and concerned senior officals should be relieved of their duties with immediate effect and if someone’s fingerprints are found on the till should be arrested quickest. People are suffering and we cant have this. Revenue collection went up when Kibaki took over. That money is supposed to save us from the shame of begging and sustain our own budget.I am a Kikuyu but I hate what the few wealthy ones are doing to our country–stealing to enrich themselves!
Kikuyu thievery at the Treasury has been going on since Independence. New Kikuyu billionaires have emerged during Kibaki’s presidency, in the name of “hard work”. Trace their background and you will find that many already benefitted from contracts awarded by fellow Kikuyus in Government. Mwangi the Chief Executive of Equity Bank is worth over 4 billion Kenya shillings but he has a background from the 1990s collapse of a finance company that conned Kenyans millions of shillings.
Rumors that Uhuru carried over 800 million shillings from his Hague trip can tell just how much money is rotating within this group of thieves. The Auditor General who is a Kikuyu, is honest not to certify the audits made on Treasury since 2007.
Uhuru is milking as much money as possible to build a solid war-chest for the 2012 presidential elections, and to pay the PEV victims, in case he will be convicted at the Hague.
Uhuru &gang should not be taken to any court >They should be treates like Osama Bin Laden and close the chapter.
Uhuru is a non starter as Ngatia said..they are all thieves
I think it will be good for the Kenyan people and for Uhuru”s reputation if he resign. Maybe for a start Uhuru should begin to give back land to the people of Kenya, and build on his reputation (a positive reputation) and get rid of the corrup and drunk reputation.
Uhuru Or another Uhuru mental case has not been challenged by the Wananchi to return all the Lands his Father Jomo snr grabbed!The People of Kenya will keep on murmuring/gossipping but the cannot organise themselves and confront Uhuru and others who has grabbed millions of acres to return it to the Right owners in this case the Landless people of Kenya.
Look food and fuel crisis yet Wakenya keeps on yapping Jaa Jaa Haki yetu who will grant them haki zao?Uhuru will be taken nowhere even by the Money-lovers members of Parliament, who are busy meeting the same Uhuru at nights to seek bribe to maintain the big number of Mabibi they keep and maintain in Nairobi.