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    "id": 1019539,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I also add my voice in supporting this important Bill that amends the Public Finance Management Act. Even as I thank the Mover and the Seconder, the only thing I do not agree with the Mover on is when she says it is timely. It is actually long overdue. This should have been done either in the first or second year of this parliamentary term. This is because with the counties, we need to do a lot in terms of financial reforms so that we achieve the provisions of the Constitution on prudent public financial management. I have said it many times and I want to repeat that I do not know whether this should be handled by the Budget and Appropriations Committee or by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. We need a comprehensive amendment of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. There are lots of gaps. If we really want to help the counties, we must look at some of those gaps. I just want to mention a few so that I put what I want to say into context. We have been speaking about the single treasury account for a long time. We have been speaking about the need for autonomy of county assemblies in terms of financial matters. We have been speaking about the need to ensure that when it approaches the end of the year, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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