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    "id": 1058113,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we process the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, we should make it clear that such a policy shift should not be undertaken until the Auditor-General has carried out an assessment in the performance of the fund in counties. If we will make the fund part of the equitable share, accounting for those monies will be impossible. We should sit with the Auditor-General, go beyond the RMLF and demand a performance audit of some of the conditional grants that go to counties. We have the Kenya Urban Support Programme, Kenya Devolution Support Programme. Every year, this money goes to counties. In some counties, we can see visible signs of work. We see cabro being erected and markets being build. However, what are the accountability mechanisms for conditional grants in this Republic? We should talk to the Auditor-General and recommend a performance audit on investments in agriculture and how they relate to the international obligations and treaties that Kenya has signed. This should be the role and position of the Senate; looking at the devolved functions under the Fourth Schedule and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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