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    "id": 1378532,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Before I proceed further, I would want to mention the names of the Members of this Committee who have worked tirelessly to make sure that we produce this voluminous Report on 60 votes and the paragraphs that were dealt with were 1,787. The Membership of the Public Accounts Committee, which is the first one in the 13th Parliament, comprise of the following: 1. Hon. John Mbadi - Chairperson; 2. Hon. Nicholas Tindi S. Mwale – Vice-Chairperson; 3. Hon. Eckomas Mwengi Mutuse; 4. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo; 5. Hon. (Dr) Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo; 6. Hon. Samuel Kinuthia Gachobe; 7. Hon. Amina Udgoon Siyad; 8. Hon. David Kiplagat; 9. Hon. Edwin Mugo Gichuki; 10. Hon. Gabriel Gathuka Kagombe; 11. Hon. Mohammed Adan Adow; 12. Hon. Nabwera Daraja Nabii; 13. Hon. Victor Kipng’etich Koech and, 14. Hon. Yakub Adow Kuno. It is sad to note that we lost our Member, one Hon. Hassan Kulow Maalim, whose untimely demise cut short his membership. The National Assembly exercises its oversight over national revenue and its expenditure pursuant to Article 95(4)(c) of the Constitution through Public Accounts Committee, which in turn also derives its mandate from Article 124 (1) of the Constitution and Standing Order 205 of the National Assembly. It is important to note that Article 229 (8) of the Constitution requires that Parliament, within three months after receiving an audit report, to debate and consider it and then take appropriate action. Further, this explains the reason I was really itching that we move this Report and dispense with it. Further to that, Article 203 (3) of the Constitution provides that the equitable share of the revenue raised nationally and allocated to the national Government and county governments is to be calculated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received as approved by the National Assembly. Hon. Temporary Speaker as we speak, we are still using 2019/2020 audited and approved accounts. This afternoon, we are requesting this House to approve our Report which will give effect to the 2020/2021 Financial Year. I want to give confidence and report here that even as we deal with this Report, my Committee has actually done over 50 per cent on the Financial Year 2021/2022. We intend to conclude our deliberations and witness hearings by early May, so that the Financial Year 2021/2022 will be disposed of. We will then embark immediately on Financial Year 2022/2023. By the end of this year, I guarantee this House that my Committee will be up to date. We will be waiting for the Office of the Auditor-General to conclude its audit on the Financial Year 2023/2024. Thus, the question of backlog of accounts will be a thing of the past. Having said that, I wish to commend all the accounting officers whose financial statements received unqualified opinion. I want to be clear here that unqualified opinion from the Auditor-General is actually a good opinion while qualified opinion is a negative opinion, 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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