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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget concerning the budget allocation and utilization for the Financial Year 2023/2024 in Migori County and the measures in place to ensure effective and lawful budgeting to promote service delivery. The Office of the Controller of Budget (COB), in its annual implementation report for the Financial Year 2023/2024, raised concerns about budgeting practices in Migori County, including suboptimal implementation outcomes. There is a critical need for transparency regarding several budgetary issues highlighted in the report, as well as for the introduction of measures to ensure sound budgeting practices. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this should include compliance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, CAP 41.2(A) and other relevant legislation, particularly the fiscal responsibility principles to promote transparency in the use of county resources and prioritise funding for effective service delivery. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Indicate whether the County Executive confirms whether it utilizes both itemized budgeting and Programme-Based Budget (PBB) framework for annual county budgeting, and whether the county expenditure is done through the IFMIS in compliance with the PFM Act 2012 and its regulations thereafter. (2) Provide a detailed breakdown of itemized budgetary allocations for the Department of Finance and Economic Planning and for the Department of Public Service Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and clearly indicate utilisation and absorption rates, as well as any in-year budget revisions, in so far known as supplementary budgets, approved by the County Assembly, especially for the Financial Year 2023/2024. (3) Submit detailed justifications for the additional recurrent budget allocations of Kshs117.499 million to the Department of Finance and Economic Planning and Kshs72.506 million to the Department of Public Service Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, as reported in the CoB Financial Year 2023/2024 report. Additionally, this must bring their total allocations to Kshs972.853 million and Kshs786.96 million, respectively for the two departments. (4) Provide detailed information on the outputs achieved or realized through the budget allocations to these two departments, particularly in light of the CoB report 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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