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    "id": 1456882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "We were only left with the Serjeant-at-Arms officers. I thank those gallant Serjeant-at-Arm officers because when everyone else ran away, they were there to receive us and make sure that we at least had a bottle of water. Isiolo County Assembly has a leadership crisis. We cannot condemn all the MCAs. However, the leadership of this Assembly, particularly the Speakership, the last time they appeared before the CPAC, we had to ask the Speaker for Isiolo County Assembly to apologize for utterances that he made in public, failure to which, he would be ejected from the meeting. He chose not to apologize and we subsequently ejected him. In his mind, he thought that that would stop us from proceeding with the scrutiny. However, we went ahead with the scrutiny because the Clerk was there. We uncovered gross violations of the Public Finance Management Act. A county assembly reporting close to Kshs96 million as other payments, without justification or a breakdown. Therefore, the report that we have laid for Isiolo County Assembly is of a past period when this Speaker was not the Speaker. However, things are getting worse in Isiolo County Assembly rather than improving. Kiambu County Assembly ought to be close to Nairobi and should perhaps through osmosis, or other processes, be able to pick the best practices from Nairobi County Assembly. When Governor Kimani Wamatangi appeared before us, it was clear that the Kiambu County Assembly had never considered a single Auditor-General's report. We felt that Kiambu County Assembly was punching below its weight. That is why the Assembly itself has quite a number of financial mismanagement issues. We have seen some marked improvement in Kitui County Assembly in the leadership and financial administration. We hope that the recommendations that we have put in here and the suggestions that we made to them when they appeared before us, will position the Kitui County Assembly so that they can be at the same level as their Senator. The Senator for Kitui County is very vigilant and keen on oversight and proper financial management. We want our assemblies to reflect their capability and ambitions of their respective Senators. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is why when I come to Nyamira County Assembly, I am disappointed. One of the finest Senators in this House and one of the finest legislators in the history of our Parliament comes from Nyamira, Sen. Okong’o Omogeni. However, if you look at the way the County Assembly is managed and run, I do not know which pool they picked the leadership of the Assembly from. I do not know whether it is a different pool from which they picked the Senator for Nyamira. This is because Nyamira County Assembly appeared before the Senate and the Senator for Nandi was chairing. Every matter was unresolved and referred to the EACC. When the Vice-Chairperson sitting on behalf of the Speaker gave directives for Nyamira County Assembly to go correct and give authority to incur and accounting officer roles to the Clerk, they went home and fired the Clerk; effectively showing us the middle finger."
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