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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "management. I will highlight a few, particularly those which have zeroed in towards the consequences of poor management of water companies. They have identified, for instance, areas where we have unsupported property like land and equipment. Unreported or unregistered ownership to properties leads to poor management style and designs. In reporting, most of these companies have indicated the fact that funds allocated are always lost, especially where management and governance of these companies limits the reporting and loss of funds to sometimes acquisition of those particular properties. Secondly, in the audit report of 2019, the honourable Chairman led us through companies that had previously borrowed loans for purposes of running the affairs of their water companies, but in the course of transition, they have failed to properly disclose that. This has led to pilgrimages of public resources. There are recommendations that the Committee has made. If only most of these companies in their respective counties will comply with implementation of those recommendations, we will end up getting the appropriate management style. That will lead to support of the companies and also service provision to the public. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have picked from the report of the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 that there are continuous unresolved queries which have been raised. In the year 2019, a concern was raised with regards to, for example, inherited unremitted funds which have been deducted from employees for purposes of remitting statutory deductions. That has gone on from 2019 to 2020 and 2021 as per this Report. For instance, in the County of Bomet, the unremitted deductions for the period 2019 to the staff pension Laptrust Fund was at Kshs12 million in 2019, Kshs19 million in 2020 and Kshs30 million in 2021. That tells you that despite the recommendations that have come from the Auditor-General directing the management of such companies, because of the poor governance structure of the county governments, they have failed to commit to such recommendations. The consequences of that is continued ballooning of those unremitted collected deductions from the management of the staff salaries. Another very important and key note we have picked from this report is non- revenue water. The rate at which the companies have lost on non-revenue water is because of either unmitering of the water or an intentional decision that the management of those companies take to get an avenue for corruption. The regulations allow up to 25 per cent losses. In the audit reports for the three financial years, I have noticed that in 2019, Bomet County produced over 4.6 million cubic metres, but we can only account for 2.1 million cubic metres. We have a loss of 53 per cent---"
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