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    "id": 1277832,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1277832/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Migori County, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Mohammed",
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    "content": "The Committee held a total of 30 meetings where it received evidence from the following accounting officers: 1. Eng. Charles Mwirigi, Chief Executive Officer, Women Enterprise Fund. 2. Mr. Timothy M. Mirugi, Managing Director, New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund). 3. Mr. Kello Harsama, Principal Secretary, State Department for Crop Development and Agricultural Research. 4. Mr. Guyo Buro, Chief Executive Officer, Equalisation Fund. 5. Mr. Amos N. Gathecha, Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Service. 6. Prof. Dickson Andala, Chief Executive Officer, National Research Fund. 7. Mr. Josiah Moriasi, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Enterprise Development Fund. 8. Mr. Peter Lenyapiani, Chief Executive Officer, Uwezo Fund. 9. Mr. Charles Hinga, Principal Secretary, State Department for Housing and Urban Development. The oral and written submissions received formed the basis of observations, findings and recommendations of the Committee as outlined in this Report under each of the audit queries. These are also contained in the Minutes and Hansard Reports of the Committee proceedings. During examination of the audit reports, the Committee made the following general observations and recommendations which apply across the examined Funds. On late submission of documents, the Committee observed that: 1. Most of the audit queries raised by the Auditor-General were as a result of the failure by accounting officers to submit the necessary accounting documentation for verification during the audit process as provided in Section 31 of the Public Audit Act, 2015. 2. The late submission of accounting documentation was because some Funds relied on staff from other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to file and submit returns on expenditures. The staff are not accountable to the accounting officer of the Fund. Uwezo Fund, for instance, depends on the Sub- County Youth Officers for the submission of constituency returns. The officers cover more than one constituency, leading to delays in submission of accounting documentation. 3. Many operations of the Funds are manual making them take time to prepare and submit financial documents. The Committee recommends that: 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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