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    "id": 1349083,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "response to the statement by the Kisii County Government was inadequate. The Committee held a meeting with County Executive of Kisii and resolved that- The county executive should undertake an evaluation of the completion status and amount of works done which may be certified for payment and the Executive should prepare and submit to the Finance Committee a comprehensive report on the status of pending bills (both eligible and ineligible) by 30th October, 2023, indicating the progress made in segregating the ineligible pending bills. However, the County Executive requested an extension of time to 30th of November, 2023 which the committee granted. On the Status of Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) by Sen. Nyamu, the Committee considered and analyzed the response from the National Treasury. Consequently, the Committee held a meeting with the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to deliberate on the matter. During the meeting, PPRA informed the committee that most of the public institutions rarely submit their reports to PPRA on compliance with AGPO requirements. The Committee directed PPRA to formally write to all public procurement entities requiring them to comply with the reporting requirement on AGPO matters. Thereafter, PPRA will submit a report to the committee on the progress of compliance and also on the legislative gaps in the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act that may require amendments to provide for enforcement of reporting requirements. On status of pending bills in Vihiga County by Sen. Osotsi, the Committee considered the response from the county and also held a meeting with the County Executive. The Committee has written to the county to provide clarification on the following issues- a) Terms of Reference for the constituted permanent Committee on pending bills. b) The actual total pending bills owed by the County Executive as of 30th June, 2023. c) The total amount of pending bills settled within the first quarter of the Financial Year 2023/2024. d) The criteria used in determining the suppliers prioritized for settlement of pending bills. e) Justification for the pending bills on recurrent expenditure that related to COVID-19 expenditure. f) A detailed pending bills payment plan. g) A list of supplies that had not been paid and had not been listed in the list of pending bills. During the county visit to Kakamega on 20th November, 2023, the County Executive responded to the two statements that were requested by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on rental fees incurred by the County Government of Kakamega and on revenue generation and usage by the County Government of Kakamega. The Committee directed the Kakamega County Executive to prepare and submit within 14 days- (i) A breakdown of the projected agricultural sales indicating expected collection from Butali Sugar, West Kenya and gold miners at Malinya, Rosterman, Bushiangala and Lirembe. 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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