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    "id": 1049991,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First, I really want to thank the Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) for the good work that it has done and for presenting this 2,000 page plus report on the happenings in our counties. Devolution will never succeed unless we have prudent management of resources that are devolved to our counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, having listened to the issues that were raised by this Committee, there is no doubt that there is a lot that needs to be done. I hope that constitutional bodies that are meant to ensure that there is prudent management of our resources in the counties will ensure that those who misuse our resources will be made culpable, will take note of the contents of this report and take action. The bodies I am talking about include the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). You will remember that when we had the COVID-19 crisis sometime last year and this House appointed an Ad Hoc Committee to look into measures of mitigating the adverse effects of COVID-19 on our economy, some of the issues that came up included pending bills in our counties. I recall the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, Amb. Ukur Yatani, made an effort of urging our counties to pay pending bills."
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