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    "id": 1483448,
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    "speaker_name": "Allegation 1: Misappropriation, Misallocation, and Illegal Drawings of County Revenue and County Finances",
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    "content": ". That, on various occasions since his election as a governor and subsequent assumption of office, the Governor has engaged in various acts of gross violation of Articles 10, 183 and 201 of the Constitution, Sections 102 and 109 of the Public Finance Management Act, Cap 412A and the provisions of the Kericho County Rating Act, No. 5 of 2019 as follows: (a) Presiding over an administration which has deliberately refused, failed, neglected and omitted to automate revenue collection thus opening up the county’s Own Source Revenue (OSR) to pilferage, misappropriation and theft. (b) The County Government advertised for the procurement of the Integrated County Revenue Management System vide an advertisement dated 14th December, 2023. Despite the tender being responsive and a compliant tenderer being proposed by the tendering committee for the award of the tender, there is evidence that the governor frustrated the award of the said tender. (c) The absence of the automated payment system has adversely impacted on the revenue raising ability by the county through deliberate undercharging of business permits fees and mis-categorisation of zones where businesses are actually situated. For instance, single business permits are issued to the business owners at zones B and C which attract less charges when the actual business is situated at zone A to avoid payment of the actual charges. Similarly, properties situated in areas that attract higher rates are 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."
}