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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me contribute to the Statement by the chair of CPISFC, Sen. Osotsi. I confirm that I am the Vice-Chairperson of CPISFC. A lot of work has been done so far. We are counting three years because we have been doing audit reports from 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. We have done almost 10 counties, meaning 30 reports. A lot of work has gone into this process. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me confirm that most of the challenges as the chair has recorded arise from the fact that some of the counties have been unable to completely own these companies. One of the recommendations that run across the board is the involvement of the IGTRC to ensure most of these companies transition from the previous water boards that we had to the current framework that counties now own. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are all aware of the change in the law. We have the waterworks that have taken over the previous works of the boards. My lawyer friend, Sen. Cherarkey, the Senator for Nandi County has raised questions about jurisdictions, for instance, Lake Victoria Water South and North. We previously controlled companies from different counties. The concern across the board has been that the Water Service Providers (WSP) are now the companies dealing with loans that were taken by the waterworks from the previous boards. So, loans are taken and you do not know for what activities. You end up paying for loans you did not take. That is a concern we have had with most of the waterworks, previously the boards. Loans were taken from ADB and the water service providers have to repay those loans. That is one area that has to be tidied up. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the other funds, the Senator for Nandi has raised concerns about other funds. We have just started with the water sector. Most of these counties have now domesticated water. They have their own water statutes under the framework of Water Act, 2016. It is a good move for most of the counties. The ones where we have a multiplicity of companies, including Kajiado County, are in the process of seeing the possibility of having one effective water company or at least two companies, so that we are able to audit them with ease. We will also be able to audit companies that delivered to the people of those counties. We will in due course audit the other funds. There are many funds like Special Funds that have previously been unaudited. For instance, Education Fund, Special Loans and Mortgage Funds. These funds will eventually be audited. We are doing audit for three years at a time. The creation of these committees was timeous. It will help the question of accountability in our counties."
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