The impact of PAC and PIC on accountability and transparency in Kenya under the new photography changes on the standing orders

Abstract

This study sought to determine what Public Accounts Committee (PAC ) and Public Investments(PIC) are supposed to do,what they have done,what effect the change on the standing orders have on the operations of PAC and PIC ,and what problem have affected the activities of PAC and PIC . In order to achieve the objectives both primary and secondary data were used. For the primary data questionnaire were dropped and picked up later from the respondents and a few of them had personal interviews . Three groups of respondents were identified i.e. Political parties, Foreign embassies and Non-Governmental organizations NGOs). Secondary data was collected from the annual reports of the Controller and Auditor General and the Standing Order .