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    "id": 1494969,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this important amendment. The County Public Finance Laws Amendment Bill of 2023, as summarised in the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, is a Bill that need not have been there because this shows that when the National Assembly was enacting the Public Finance Management Act and other laws that govern county governments, it paid scant attention to the issues of how the county governments have to be operating. The county assembly is micromanaged by the governor, and as such, it becomes very difficult for the assembly to have a voice of its own. Because at the end of the day, it needs to go back to the governor for this or that much as the law says, a certain percentage should go this way. However, if the money leaves Nairobi when it has been put in the various funds, then the assemblies will have their autonomy. The Public Finance Management Act needs serious attention by this House. A lot of issues in that Act are against devolution. This particular House needs to pay attention to that Act and make sure that all amendments were made to that Act after 2013 because the Act was made when the National Assembly was the only Chamber of Parliament. After that, the Senate came into being and then mischief began playing its part. Many amendments were made without coming to this House, including amendments such as the one that allows proceeds of foreign loans to be kept in foreign accounts, contrary to Article 206 of the Constitution, were made. You have got something that is happening now whereby a lot of money is being stolen 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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