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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. From where Prof. Ongeri, myself and others sit, which is the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), the most common issue that comes before that Committee is delay in release of Exchequer or issues of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), whatever it is, or funds to counties. This is a very persistent audit issue that we get to encounter when we are dealing with oversight. I suggest and ask the Committee to which you will refer this matter to find out- (1) Whether the delay, which seems to be endemic or, in fact, a pandemic in itself, is a violation of the law? Is the National Treasury violating the law by not releasing, with dispatch, the funds that are intended for devolved units like counties? (2) If the National Treasury is not violating the law, this Committee should tell us where the gap is. Failure to release funds on time interferes with programmes or budget implementation. We need to know whether they are breaking the law or whether there is a lacuna in our law, which we need to fix. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker."
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