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    "id": 1081475,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1081475/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "Another issue that obviously comes out very clear is the frequent failure or breakdown of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). As we sit in the Public Accounts Committee, one of the obvious things that we normally see is that there is always a difference between the ledger and what is contained in the IFMIS. The figures do not match yet the story we were told is that IFMIS was fool proof and that all activities of Government expenditure and collection would be channeled through it so that at any given time, a reconciled account both from the bank, bank reconciliation, and IFMIS would be the same. However, in many of the instances, we find that the balances in the IFMIS and balances generated elsewhere are completely different. Under the circumstance, it becomes extremely difficult to confirm whether public resources were used in a prudent manner to benefit this country. Therefore, many times, all the MDAs flout Article 201 of the Constitution of Kenya that requires them to perform, undertake or expend public resources in a prudent and transparent manner. As I conclude to support, as Parliament, we urge Members to approve this Report. It contains far reaching recommendations and it highlights areas that require to be strengthened. It requires legislative measures to strengthen those areas and ensure that the people of Kenya get value for their money. With those few remarks, I support."
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