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    "id": 142676,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Public Accounts Committee Report on the Government of Kenya Accounts for the year 2005/2006. The Report is bulky and maybe, hon. Members have not had time to peruse it because of lack of time. I noted in general terms, and this has happened many times, that there are instances where some Accounting Officers sometimes are not willing to appear to give evidence. I think this is a very serious offence because these Accounting Officers are appointed to be custodians of public funds on behalf of the public. It is not their funds that they deal with. They are accountable to the public through the Committee. I support the view that these Public Accounting Officers should be severely punished. It is good that we have introduced in our Standing Orders, the Committee on Implementation. I believe that with such kind of cases, the Committee should be given legal mandate so that it can discipline such errant Accounting Officers. There are also cases of Accounting Officers who fail to provide documents for audit. This is also another omission that has been noted in the Report which I think is serious. Year in, year out, the reports have indicated that those who have embezzled public funds should not hold public office. However, you will find that these same people are transferred from one Ministry to another one and the cases go on. I think it is high time that the Committee on Implementation was given teeth to bite. The other aspect which I noticed here was to do with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development, Vote 15. The Committee heard evidence given by the Accounting Officer to the Treasury that surrender instructions are being awaited on outstanding imprests. Therefore, the Committee recommended that the Accounting Officers should liaise with the Treasury to clear the outstanding balances. All these recommendations come out very boldly in the Report and it is necessary that while these recommendations have been given, the Implementation Committee also follows up to ensure that the Accounting Officers comply with recommendations that have been made. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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