MOTION FOR SENATORS TO ACCESS THE IFMIS RECORDS IN REAL TIME
Pursuant to Articles 96 and 217 of the Constitution, I have moved a Motion in the @Senate_KE to compel the National @KeTreasury to provide Senators with real time IFMIS reports for every county. Effective oversight cannot rely on delayed reports long after public funds have been spent.
Transparency begins with timely access to information. If Senators are to protect county resources and hold governments accountable, we must see public expenditure as it happens, not after the damage is done.
No accountability without transparency. No transparency without real time access.
Your first attempt might not be very good, but nobody's early work is good. There will always be a gap between where you are and where you want to be. And the bridge between that gap is courage. The courage to look foolish in the beginning. The courage to show up again when your early work is criticized. The courage to look yourself in the mirror and say, "I realize I'm not good enough yet, but the only way to get better is to keep working on it."
James clear
PRESS STATEMENT BY SENATOR OKIYA OMTATAH ON THE PUBLIC DEBT CASE RULING
Fellow Kenyans,
Today, the High Court delivered an important ruling in our public debt case.
The Court upheld the @IMFNews claim of diplomatic immunity and struck it out of this petition. While we respect the Court’s decision, accountability for Kenya’s debt burden cannot end there.
We are preparing a separate legal challenge to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, 1963, against the Constitution of Kenya 2010 to ensure all actors involved in Kenya’s debt processes are subjected to proper scrutiny.
Most importantly, the Court rejected attempts by the Attorney General and other respondents to have this case dismissed. The judges ruled that our petition will proceed to a full hearing on its merits.
The Court also dismissed applications by the former Auditor General, former Controller of Budget, the current Auditor General, and the current Controller of Budget seeking to shield themselves from these proceedings.
This is a significant victory for transparency, accountability, and the Kenyan people.
We will amend our petition as directed by the Court and return on 22nd July 2026. Our mission remains unchanged: to establish how Kenya accumulated trillions in public debt, how the funds were utilized , whether the public benefited and whether the law was followed at every stage.
This case is about protecting the future of our nation and the interests of every Kenyan taxpayer.
We remain focused, determined, and committed to seeing it through.
God Bless Kenya.
#DeniBandia #OdiousDebt
Today in the @Senate_KE, I will substantiate how public money is being hidden and stolen in plain sight through budget lines labelled “Other Operating Expenses.” OVER 90 BILLION!
If salaries, utilities, travel, maintenance, fuel, training, procurable items, and other expenditures already have specific vote heads, what exactly is hidden under this vague and ever-expanding category?
Even more troubling, the Constitution requires parliamentary approval for all public borrowing. Yet billions are spent under opaque budget lines that escape meaningful scrutiny.
Kenyans deserve transparency, not blank cheques for wastage, mismanagement, and theft. Every shilling collected from taxpayers must be traceable, justified, and accounted for.
The era of hiding public funds behind vague budget descriptions must come to an end. STAY TUNED
I have heard Busia County leadership repeatedly claim that I have stopped development projects through court action. Today, I challenge them: produce the evidence.
If indeed there are projects that were ready for implementation and were stopped solely because of my actions, then the funds allocated for those projects must still be available. Public money does not disappear simply because a project has been delayed.
Let the County Government produce the bank statements, project accounts, and financial records. Let them show the people of Busia: "This was the project. This was the budget. Senator Omtatah stopped it. Here is the money that remains untouched."
But if the money is no longer there, then the question is not what I stopped. The question is where the money went.
I do not go to court to stop genuine development. I go to court to stop corruption, illegal procurement, abuse of public resources, and the grabbing of public land. Development and accountability are not enemies. In fact, accountability is what guarantees that development benefits the people.
When we questioned the proposed use of ATC land, or the unprocedural relocation of Busia Polytechnic, we were defending public institutions. When we questioned procurement processes and double payments on IFMiS, we were demanding transparency. When we sought documents, Bills of Quantities, contracts, and approvals, we were carrying out constitutional oversight.
The propaganda will not sell this time round to the people of Busia.
Therefore, I challenge those making these allegations to publish the financial records of every project they claim was stopped. Let them show the project accounts. Let them show the balances. Let them show the procurement documents. Let them show the people where every shilling is.
If they cannot do so, then they must stop using my name as an excuse for failures that belong to them. I haven't stopped the provision of medical supplies to hospitals, or bursaries and capitation. As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Accountability is not sabotage. Transparency is not hostility. Oversight is not opposition to development.
The people of Busia deserve both development and accountability, and they should never be forced to choose between the two.
When you hear politicians suddenly uniting to tell you who the “enemy” is, pause and ask yourself one question:
Who benefits when citizens are divided and distracted?
Too often, the political class closes ranks not to defend the people, but to defend the system that feeds them. They want Kenyans fighting each other while corruption, impunity, unemployment, and economic injustice continue unchecked.
The moment someone begins questioning the structure of exploitation, the wardens of the prison quickly unite and point at a new “enemy” to keep the prisoners distracted.
Kenyans must stop worshipping political camps and start defending principles. Accountability is not tribal. Justice is not regional. Truth is not partisan.
The real struggle is not between ordinary citizens. The real struggle is between a corrupt system and the people paying the price for it every day.
Be thankful for the small achievements in your life.
Don't live another person's life.
Run your race. It is fulfilling.
Be patient. Your reward will come.