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    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
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    "content": "of books of accounts, preparation of financial statements and timely submission of statements and documents to the Auditor-General by the constituency offices. On standardisation of NG-CDF construction projects, the Committee observed that there were inconsistencies in design, cost and quality of similar projects across constituencies in the Coastal region. This creates a challenge in determining value for money since the costs of constructions and designs are not similar. Further, there are no policy guidelines and cost estimates provided by the Board to guide the NG-CDF committees and PMCs in undertaking similar projects in their constituencies. Therefore, the Committee recommends that the Board fast-tracks the recruitment of independent quantity surveyors and architects to address the inconsistencies in projects across the constituencies, that the accounting officer ensures that all projects undertaken by the NG-CDF are branded, including the year of funding and photographs taken during the handing over by the contractor and commissioning as evidence of ownership of the project, and that within three months of adoption of this Report, the Board initiates development of overarching policy guidelines that include design and cost estimates for NG-CDF projects. On reallocation of funds without approval by the Board, the Committee observed that some FAMs implemented projects and reallocated funds without seeking prior approval from the Board. This was in contravention to sections 6(2) and 31 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015. The Act provides that reallocation of funds during a financial year must at all times be done with the approval of the Board. The Committee also noted that some NG-CDF committees had not engaged the services of a clerk of works as provided for in the Board guidelines. The Committee recommends that the Board takes administrative action against FAMs that reallocated funds without approval of the Board contrary to Section 6 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015 and desist from political witch-hunting of Members of Parliament, who are not signatories to the accounts, that accounting officers ensure that all FAMs ensure compliance with sections 6(2) and 13 of the Act, and that accounting officers ensure that all FAMs and PMCs consult and involve relevant Government departments during initiation, cost estimation and implementation of projects to ensure that priority projects are selected and adequate budgets and quality works are provided, in compliance with Section 46(1) of the Act. On guidelines on the use of emergency funds, the Committee observed that some of the projects funded using emergency funds did not meet the threshold set out in Section 8 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015. The Committee recommends that within three months of adoption of this Report, the Board issues guidelines to all constituency committees and PMCs clarifying the use of emergency funds. On non-remittance of statutory deductions, the Committee observed that some FAMs failed to file or remit various statutory deductions such as NHIF and NSSF as required by the law. Consequently, the FAMS paid penalties for non-compliance. The Committee recommends that accounting officers should ensure that all FAM comply with the NSSF Act and the NHIF Act; that accounting officers, in liaison with KRA, should put in place sensitisation programmes on taxation for FAMs and PMCs with the aim of enhancing tax compliance, and that the Board takes administrative action against FAMs who do not remit statutory deductions on time. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, allow me to thank fellow Members of the Committee for their great sacrifice and many hours that they put in to come up with this Report. My appreciation also goes to the predecessor committee that prepared the 11th Report on audited financial statements for the NG-CDF of the 26 constituencies in the counties of Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita-Taveta, Lamu and Tana River for the financial years 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. I would also wish to thank your Office and that of the Clerk for the great support that you have given to the Committee. I also extend the Committee’s appreciations to the Office of the Auditor-General, the National Treasury and the Office of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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