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    "id": 1162730,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
        "slug": "getrude-musuruve-inimah"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, there are instances where we have sent money to counties but people still complain. A good example is Migori County, which we visited some time back. The purpose of the visit was to follow up on a Petition that was raised by a PWD. It was surprising that PWDs were not involved in identifying projects that were sustainable for them. These counties are given money. There is need for their accounts to be audited so that they are queries such as, how much was allocated for the vulnerable, for women and for the youth. Besides querying, it is important for the Committee to ensure they go to the sites and see, that the monies that are on paper work corroborate with what is on the ground. Sometimes in some counties, you will find that people are unfairly represented when it comes to financial issues, which should not be the case. There is need for us to make a follow up, to ensure that any money that goes to the counties is audited. Any money the government also has is audited to ensure that everyone is represented. The Constitution says, the Committees is just right in presenting this report. The Constitution states clearly in article 229 (7) that- “Audit reports shall be submitted to Parliament or the relevant county assembly.” With regard to Parliament, this report is coming handily at the Senate because we represent the counties and the interest of the counties. As a Senate, we have to see, whether the money that we keep insisting to go to the county, is it being used prudently? Even if there was public participation about the monies, there is need also to corroborate and see whether what the public says has actually been done in terms of development. In some counties, you will find that there are some projects that started in a financial year, money was allocated in that financial year but they are not completed within that year. We therefore find that there are bills that accrue and then carried forward to the next financial year. That should not be the case. When money is sent to the counties, it should be sent with a purpose. County executives must ensure that they have a yearly plan for the money which they must ensure they execute and deliver for Kenyans."
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