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    "id": 1462346,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have been preparing to reply under the directions of my able Chair. In the spirit of broad-based engagement, we are working closely now that our party leaders are also working closely. I beg to reply by saying a few things. I congratulate my Chairman for ably moving the Motion and giving us direction. It is good the Senate Majority Leader is here. He had requested the leadership of both the Minority and Majority to fast-track the consideration of financial statements for both county assemblies and county executives in order to be up-to-date. Sometimes it is embarrassing to audit a governor who is no longer in office. We call it being morticians. We must be current and up-to-date. In that spirit, counties must function. I am happy that many Senators have expressed reservations. I request the House to adopt this report. Madam Temporary Speaker, with your indulgence, before I proceed, I congratulate my school, Cheptil High School, in Mosop Sub-County for retaining the volleyball title by beating Namwela Secondary School. We are proud of them. In the future, we must ensure our schools are well-resourced in terms of sports to ensure that young people talent is developend. I saw Kasmuel Mcoure a few minutes ago doing a 3,000-meter steeplechase outside the Nation Centre. If he had been sent to Olympics in Paris, we would be having a gold medal from him because of the way he was sprinting at the Nation Centre a few minutes ago. Our accolades go to him for that performance. I direct the Athletics Kenya to do a pre-trial engagement with Kasmuel Mcoure. With that sprint, we will not be beaten by Ethiopians anytime soon. That was on a light touch. There are many things that our Chairman has guided us in the Committee. Nowadays, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) is taking action against accountants who prepare not-so-good report from the opinion of the Office of the Auditor-General. There is punishment and removal of accountants from ICPAK for professional misconduct in preparation of financial statements that get adverse opinion. We have made that direction. I assure the House that under the guidance of the Chair of the Committee, ICPAK has been directed to take action. Two, the issue of late submission of documents is rampant across all county assemblies. I encourage county assemblies and county executives not to violate Section 65 of the Public Audit Act. They should ensure they give timely documentation for the Office of the Auditor General to do the audit in time. Concerning the construction of county assembly chambers, we know county assemblies work is more of recurrent expenditure. I encourage many county assemblies that are yet to complete the chamber, including Nandi County Assembly, to do so. We saw one in Nyamira, where part of it has collapsed. We have one in Isiolo County Assembly that has stalled. Concerning Speakers residences, this House has put a ceiling on it. A county speaker's residence should be Kshs35 million; and the deputy governor’s residence should be Kshs35 million, and the governor’s residence should be Kshs45 million. We have agreed that the expenses for building county headquarters should be below Kshs500 million."
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