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    "id": 1490547,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations regarding the operations of Vihiga County Public Service Board. Regulation No.25(1)(b) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) County Government Regulation 2015 caps county government expenditure on wages and benefits at 35 per cent of the total county revenue. The Auditor-General's Report on the Vihiga County Executive for the years ended 30th June 2021 and 2021/2022 raised concerns about the over-expenditure on wages by the Vihiga County government. These wage payments were processed through both the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Database, the so-called (IPPD) system, and manual payroll systems. The key issues identified in this report include delays in assigning the unified payroll numbers to staff, recruitment into designations that do not align with the scheme of service or the IPPD system, and the employment of staff on short-term contracts of less than six months. There are also allegations of nepotism by the officers serving in various offices in the county Executive, which is perpetrated by this County Service Board, where they have employed their relatives. In the Statement, the committee should- (1) List all individuals employed by the Vihiga County Public Service Board, both on contract, permanent and pensionable terms from the Financial Year 2021/2022, to date, indicating their positions, department, county or sub-county of residence. 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."
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