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    "content": "From the Constitution, it appears, therefore, that you will actually be late in terms of even 2016/2016 which leaves a legal lacuna because the county government will then shut down before you interrogate their expenses. Article 226(2) of the Constitution states that:- “The accounting officer of a national public entity is accountable to the National Assembly for its financial management, and the accounting officer of a county public entity is accountable to the county assembly for its financial management.” Would it be in order to suggest, therefore, that you will give county assemblies and counties the advice that arising out of the late reports from your Office, county assemblies will proceed under Article 226(2) to question the expenditure of county governments pending your audits? Secondly, according to this Constitution under which you were appointed, in my reading of Article 226, there is no portion where you have the discretion to give opinions like the one you have said the county government should exercise prudence in the use of public funds. Under Article 226(5), the Constitution states that:- “If the holder of a public office, including a political office, directs or approves the use of public funds contrary to law or instructions, the person is liable for any loss arising from that use and shall make good the loss, whether the person remains the holder of the office or not.” That is the Constitution. What is your comment?"
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