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    "id": 1349082,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1349082/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "- Kshs35, 985,463. The county made a payment of Kshs22.2 million pending bills despite being marked ineligible in the report. Navakholo Road had been listed twice under the same tender No. 830226, the contract was awarded or executed by a similar contractor (Midland Construction Company). The Local Supply Orders (LSOs) were drawn on different dates and the amounts outstanding also differed. The project for the provision of the county valuation roll was tendered at Kshs13, 291,100 despite the contract sum being Kshs99,713,600. Following the above, the Committee undertook a fact-finding visit to Kakamega County on 20th November, 2023, to inspect some of the roads listed above. The committee inspected the Ingotse-Navakholo-Chebuyusi (11.5 kilometres) Road. Thereafter, it held a meeting with the County Executive to provide clarification on other issues that had been flagged from the report of the Auditor-General. The Committee also engaged the County Assembly of Kakamega. During the fact-finding, the committee noted the following- The proposed construction to bitumen standards of the road projects are ongoing projects and thus only certified works were eligible for payments and, therefore, listed as pending bills. Copies of procurement documents relating to the road projects were availed to the committee. These projects are multi-year projects and funds are allocated annually depending on the expected completion rate. The aforementioned road projects are-Shitirire-Malava-Tumbeni (7.5kilometres), Ingotse-Navakholo-Chebuyusi (11.54 kilometres) Road, Bushiangala-Eregi-Lusiola (9.2 kilometres) Road, Matungu- Ongolo (9.3 kilometres) Road. On the issue of Navakholo Roads being listed twice with the same tender No. 830226, the committee was informed that the payments related to two progressive interim certificate Nos.1 and 2 for Kshs48,342,501.00 and Kshs47,485,974.00, respectively. On the payment of Kshs.22.2 million, which was Ineligible Pending Bills, the County Executive indicated that payments were under review and verification. The management is committed to ensuring verification of pending bills is carried out before payment of pending bills. The county phased out the project of the valuation roll due to the high cost involved and the first phase of Kshs13 million was already dispensed. The Committee directed the Kakamega County Executive to prepare and submit a detailed pending bills payment plan indicating a schedule of all verified, eligible pending bills within 30 days. On the statement on status of pending bills at Kisii County and the county governments in Kenya by Sen. Onyonka, the Committee considered and noted that the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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