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    "id": 1213815,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Balamabala, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdi Shurie",
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    "content": "Some of these gaps relate to re-engineering the pensions management system, and the management information system to address the integrity issues raised by the Office of the Auditor General such as: 1. Irregular enrolment of pension arrears, payment of lumpsum before officers’ date of exit, shared identification numbers and irregular identification cards and tax personal identification numbers, among others; 2. Use of cash accounting that has led to lack of uniform financial statements across entities that record public debt and led to a possible underestimation of government financial obligation such as pending bills, undisbursed loans, among others; 3. Lack of proof of life certification to identify deceased pensioners and dependants leading to payment of deceased pensioners from one month to seven years; and, 4. Lack of proper mechanisms to enable absorption of the committed loans within the agreed timeframe, leading to piling up of undisbursed loans totalling to Ksh1.79 trillion today and payment of commitment fees of Ksh1.49 billion incurred in the Financial year 2021/2022. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in general, given the gaps pointed out, there is need for enactment of legislation to regulate the management of Consolidated Fund Services expenditure. The Committee has recommended that a Bill should be submitted to the National Assembly within 90 days to ensure that the allocations to the Consolidated Fund Services are regulated and overseen. The Committee made specific recommendations that are geared towards enhancing transparency and accountability."
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