I doubt we need the embassies in iran, japan and some asian countries. We do not need a ministry if devolution, ministry of mining can be combined with ministry of environment, ministry or water can be combined with ministry of public service, i had no idea the parastatals merger had been stopped?
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wrongturn
Elder Lister
in your opinion what are the quick wins that the government needs to do to spur? Because you seems to be dismissing everything as inconsequential , only list the quick wins
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
So like I said some time in the past we shouldn't expect anything until 2028 or what are you saying?
wrongturn
Elder Lister
also we don't need the one in Ireland yet we have another in London. Also considering our GDP, we don't need to be in all European countries which are neighbors
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
True, in fact we can have one office in Luxembourg or Brussels with desks for all the countries.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Truth be told .Most of this govt entities can be self sufficient if corruption is dealt with .
FYI , I mentioned KMC hapo juu ,I buy from that shop since they opened .I believe when well managed they survive without getting funding from the government.
NTSA charges exorbitant fees on most services and it's a cash cow for some big wigs .
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu Reveals Ksh 1.2B Hole in Smart Driving Licence Project
- by SAMUEL MWANAWANJUGUNA on Tuesday, 2 July 2024 - 1:11 pm
A collage of a driving license issued in Kenya by NTSA
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A damning audit into Kenya's smart card driving licence initiative has unearthed revelations of mismanagement and financial misappropriation within the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
The audit, released on Sunday, June 30, highlights a staggering Ksh1.2 billion discrepancy in funds and a severe delay in project implementation.
Initiated in 2017 with ambitious plans to roll out five million second-generation smart card-based driving licences, the project has fallen drastically behind schedule.
According to the Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, NTSA's management failed to enforce the use of these smart driving licences effectively, resulting in substantial financial losses.
Out of the allocated Ksh2.03 billion, only 4,042,050 smart cards were delivered by the supplier, with a significant portion—2,562,874 cards—remaining unused in NTSA's storage, valued at approximately Ksh788.85 million.
Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen inspecting the issuance of digital number plates at NTSA offices in Nairobi on September 22, 2023.
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"The failure to utilise these smart cards represents a serious lapse in financial management," stated Gathungu, emphasising the project's inability to achieve value for the Ksh1.2 billion already expended.
In addition to the smart card debacle, the audit scrutinised NTSA's implementation of the Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS), designed to centralise vehicle registrations, inspections, and driver licensing.
Despite an investment of Ksh186.48 million in the system, significant deficiencies were noted.
The TIMS, managed through the E-Citizen platform since March 2023, lacks comprehensive reporting capabilities, hindering the accurate analysis of revenue streams across NTSA's regional offices.
Key weaknesses identified include the system's inability to generate detailed transaction reports and the absence of data migration from previous versions, limiting NTSA's operational efficiency.
Moreover, crucial revenue data such as license fees and permit revenues, totaling Ksh1.04 billion, could not be verified against e-Citizen reports due to system limitations.
"The current access limitations and data inconsistencies undermine NTSA's ability to validate financial statements," stated the audit report.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu before the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity in October 2023
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To him pro status quo is adequate, there's nothing that can be done. We simply accept the situation as is, govt expenditure can not be reduced and if not we can only borrow. There's no sense of self preservation as a nation, what can we do as a state besides taxing the society to death which we know so far is an uphill task... Of course housing finance is no project for a graduate, ulisoma ukabebe mawe? We need industries.... Japan didn't wake up just one day industrialized, they resolved to, this is our eureka moment to get rid of clown policies and make sth concrete. To finally believe govt has the interest of future generations besides only self preservation for every 5 year cycle.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
@Mwalimu-G ,the digital driving license has been in existence for 5 years but the police are not yet equipped with relevant devices .The citizens have been paying for something that is not used as it should .The same thing with the third sticker thing and now we have new generation number plates .
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Speaking of corruption how does KPLC make losses if not corruption and incompetence
Time for a reset is now .I am happy the VIP sirens are silent on our roads .
Time for a reset is now .I am happy the VIP sirens are silent on our roads .
Ju nachoka na izi arguments zenu bana. They dont make sense. Okiya punguza makasiriko za 2022. We moved on, and the best we can wish is the country to succeed.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Usichoke mkuu ,let's engage one another and I am sure the back and forth will clear the half truths
Mwalimu-G
Elder Lister
Most of the "progressive ideas" in some of these ministries are not for making government more efficient but are opportunities for tendering and kickbacks. A lot of government ministries have warehouses where goods procured were just dumped.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
How I wish the President would change his stand and move to the side of the wananchi . There is so much he can do that would win back the hearts of the citizens ,I included .
Cars and houses for MPs and CS's ,sitting allowances etc .We have to start from somewhere.The amount might seem small compared to the budget figures but the same can make a very big change somewhere in the republic .
Cars and houses for MPs and CS's ,sitting allowances etc .We have to start from somewhere.The amount might seem small compared to the budget figures but the same can make a very big change somewhere in the republic .
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
This is where change needs to start .
Someone told me of a certain authority with offices hapa town where toners are supplied and procurement team using the back door gets them back to the market to the same vendor .Rinse and repeat cycle .
wrongturn
Elder Lister
Exactly , the president need to start from somewhere, sio just future promises, there are very many quick wins he can do to win public support.
Denis Young
Elder Lister
Not sure how you came to that conclusion on the embassies, kwanza Iran. Wasn't it just the other day their president was in the country signing bilateral agreements and strengthening ties. Japan as well, yet they are one of the most consequential country we work with in building infrastructure.
On ministries, I don't know how combining them means you expend less. Does it mean you have fewer employees while the work load increases? Maybe fewer ministers. How much do you save from that? On the parastatals, like I have said before, people want results now forgetting that there is nothing that the president does that isn't challenged in court. Road block after road block.