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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "of Kitui, hon. Nganga from Miambani Ward, and he was telling me that they are not actually asking for more money. They already have that money in our budget. The only thing that they are asking is to find a way of reallocation of those money and revenue, so that all the money that they have is not lumped in travel. He was very honest with me and told me that that is the reason why every now and then, your MCAs are either in Mombasa, Naivasha, Dubai or Turkey. They are trying to make up for the deficit that they face. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Finance and Budget needs to take the lead in looking for what amendments we need to propose to the Public Finance and Management (PFM) Act, to attain that autonomy, in terms of spending by County Assemblies. They should make sure there is proper flexibility on the way that they use their budgets, without reference to the Executives. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second thing is on the issue of Committees. The Senate Majority Leader has mentioned it in passing. In fact, in my conversation with the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, he mentioned to me that there are some County Assemblies where they have in excess of 25 committees and yet, the ideal is between 14 and 16 committees. That is a regulation which the Committee on Finance and Budget must ensure that all County Assemblies comply with. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is the matter of the Exchequer releases to county Governments. This is my second last point. There are some quick wins that I expect Sen. Ali Roba to take a keen interest in. All county governments and Assemblies run accounts in commercial banks in their respective counties."
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