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    "id": 1456957,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "So, we are glad to have you as the Chairperson and we pray that the people of Homa Bay will continue sending you back to the Senate, so that you can continue serving us. Now, on the report from the County of Nyamira, I want to bring to the attention of the House, that all the issues that were raised by the OAG sadly remain unresolved. The county headquarters that remained incomplete when these reports were issued by the OAG on the 30th of June 2020 remain incomplete up to now. I speak with a heavy heart because the last time the County Assembly of Nyamira appeared before the committee led by Sen. M. Kajwang’, it was a debacle. It was like a comedy. The information that was tendered through a report that was signed by the County Public Service Board (CPSB) that indicated that they had made payments to the tune of Kshs150 million, did not get the concurrence of the accounting officer, who is the Clerk of the County Assembly of Nyamira. It raised doubts as to whether somebody in the County Assembly could have embezzled over Kshs40 million because the accounting officer, who is the Clerk of the County Assembly of Nyamira, was categorical that he could not confirm that, that payment was made to the contract. It is regrettable. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is regrettable that after the committee directed that the CPSB ensures it gets back his role as an accounting officer, he was instead suspended by the board. You can see the level of impunity that is cropping up in this country. This is happening after the issues have come to the Floor and recommendations have been made by the committee chaired by Sen. M. Kajwang’, that the EACC should move in, conduct investigations and arrest the culprit. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry to say, but instead of EACC parading Sen. Chute in their offices, I wish they could go for a case like this one where clearly public money to the tune of Kshs40 million has been lost. The accounting officer has appeared before the Senate of the Republic of Kenya and confirmed that they cannot account how that money has been spent. I have worked at the EACC body and I know the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). I plead with him to take issues raised by the Senate of the Republic of Kenya, the Auditor General and the Controller of Budget (CoB) seriously. I have no doubt that the members of the Committee led by Sen. M. Kajwang’ do not manufacture the audit reports that come from the OAG. That is a public office that has no interest in any of the counties listed here such as Isiolo, Kiambu, Kitui, Marsabit, Narok, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Murang’a. The Auditor General does not have any personal interest in any of these counties other than discharging her constitutional role of looking at the expenditure of funds that are sent to these counties. The CoB or even Sen. M. Kajwang’ have no intention of vying for a governor’s position in any of these counties. He does not want to move to Nyamira County and run for governorship. He just wants the money that goes to Nyamira county Government be spent for the benefit of the people who reside in that county. Secondly, without accountability we will convert counties to avenues where people enrich themselves. It is not right that year in and out, the Auditor General 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."
}