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    "content": "17th March, 2016, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget issued a statement regarding pending bills for county governments following which many Senators sought further clarifications from the Chairperson. The following are some of the suggestions made by Senators on the way forward in resolving the matter of pending bills:- (a) Establishing a select committee on pending bills to look into the matter; (b) Referring the matter to the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget jointly with the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments to investigate and submit a report to the Senate; (c) Asking the Auditor-General to conduct a special audit into the matter and submit a report for consideration by the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments following which the committee would prepare a report and submit to the Senate for consideration. You will further recall that the presiding officer at that time directed that the Rules and Business Committee (RBC) deliberates on the matter during the next meeting with a view to providing direction on how to proceed. Hon. Senators, the RBC considered the matter during its sitting yesterday, 22nd March, 2016 and resolved that this matter be taken up by the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee. In so doing, the Committee shall request the Auditor-General to conduct a special audit on all pending bills for county governments and submit a report to the Committee for consideration. The audit exercise should be completed within three months. Upon consideration of the report of the Auditor-General, the Committee will then submit its report together with recommendations for consideration by the House. The RBC further resolved that in requesting the Auditor-General, the Committee ensures that the audit is carried out in clusters of ten counties starting with the most critical cases. By critical cases we mean those with the highest pending bills. I now direct that the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments proceeds as per the resolution of the Rules and Business Committee. I thank you."
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