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    "id": 1509367,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1509367/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chesang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13578,
        "legal_name": "Chesang Allan Kiprotich",
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    "content": "Thursday, 28th November 2024, to ensure financial stability and continued service delivery at the county level. However, during the counties visit, the Committee identified a critical bottleneck that threatens the success of devolution; namely the persisting challenge occasioned by the delays and inefficiencies in the budget approval processes at the office of the Controller of Budget (CoB), despite the constitutional framework intended to streamline governance and financial management at the county level as provided for in Article 228(4) and (5) In the statement, the Committee should- (1) Outline any strategies in place to ensure automation and digitization of processes in the office of the CoB to stem claims that reliance on manual systems not only hampers the fast processing of budget approvals but also creates loopholes for corruption. (2) Investigate allegations that some officials within the office of the CoB engage in gatekeeping practices, allegedly withholding approval of funds for counties unless illicit payments are made. (3) Explain the reasons why county secretaries are required to manually deliver physical documents to the office of the CoB in Nairobi despite the presence of county representatives from the said office. I thank you."
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