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"content": "In this Senate, our accounting officer is the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Nyegenye. In the National Assembly, the accounting officer is the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Njoroge. In fact, the other day I was asking if there is any need to have the Parliamentary Joint Services (PJS), yet every House has its own accounting officer. Money that comes to Parliament should be shared between the Clerk of the Senate, who is the accounting officer of the Senate, and the remainder to go to the National Assembly, which is the “lower House”, although they are proposing a Bill through the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) to scrap off this House, but we shall scrap them before they do. They should do their own accounting. The PJS is an animal that the law does not recognise. That is why we normally complain about lack of facilities because of that ‘animal’. I challenge them that the model of running a county should be like what is in the Parliament of Kenya. I am saying this with a heavy heart, knowing that the MCA for Della Anole Ward in Wajir, hon. Yusuf Hussein Ahmed, is still missing and unaccounted for. You may recall that an MCA from Kakamega was attacked and killed. There was talk of assigning them bodyguards, so that they are safe. Politics attracts many enemies. For example, many people are looking for me but God has been protecting and has been gracious to me. In fact, MCAs have been attacked on several occasions. We must also ensure that we give MCAs--- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we give Nairobi City or Nandi around Kshs10 billion, then a person who oversights the one in charge of that money is unprotected, political goons will always be sent to MCAs. If we can remember the MCA who was killed in Kakamega, somebody is yet to be arrested. If the MCA for Della Anole Ward in Wajir County had a bodyguard, maybe things would have been different. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, during impeachment proceedings against Governor Kawira Mwangaza, who is challenging her impeachment, MCAs had to sleep in the County Assembly. They had to lock themselves in Meru County Assembly because their security was not guaranteed. I am told they did not access their salaries and allowances, because the county executive prevented them, asking them to drop the Impeachment Motion against the impeached governor. We know we have an impeached Deputy President and governor. Thirdly, I agree with the issue of autonomy. However, I do not agree with the proposal that the administrator of a County Assembly shall obtain a written approval of the Controller of Budget (CoB). I caution MCAs. I am happy that the Senator for Machakos is here. Yesterday, it was revealed that they had 300 bank accounts, yet the CoB wants a few accounts for the County Revenue Fund (CRF). We are aware that counties are voiding payments. For example, a county may indicate that they want to pay Sen. Olekina, but when money is released, they pay Sen. Wambua. That is just for purposes of illustration. I am not saying they are being paid. That is how counties are perpetuating the issue of voiding of payments. Therefore, I agree with The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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