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    "id": 1523992,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wafula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 348,
        "legal_name": "Davis Wafula Nakitare",
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    "content": "The West Kano Irrigation Scheme received substantial amounts from 2008 and 2021. However, regular and systematic audits fund utilizations have not been taken and inevitably led to the culmination of unaudited accounts running to many years. The Kisumu County Government that facilitated the ownership and acquisition of the tractors for a very long time equally did not honour its part of responsibility. The revolving fund may have collapsed because of initial cash disbursement. Therefore, lack of goodwill from the farmers and the mentality that the support was a grant and hence failing to remit the funds may have led to the collapse of the revolving fund. That aside from the funds received from the rehabilitation fund, the scheme also received funds from Farm Accessories Aid Funds and other funds and the Rice Sales Fund, which also needs to be investigated and audited. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I conclude that- (1) Through the investigation carried out by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officials implicated in the Petition, this is to ascertain that the EACC officials and Office of the Ombudsman, Regional Office of Kisumu, who have been accused of inaction and investigated their role in the failure to act conclusively on the matter, the DCI should then share the final report with the Committee within the stipulated time. (2) A forensic audit of the West Kano Cooperative Scheme should be carried out. (3) An institutional audit of the National Irrigation Board should be carried out by EACC to determine the management of the irrigation scheme and their role in the revolving fund within four months. (4) An official status report to be provided by the County Government of Kisumu in relation to the Farm Accessories Fund. This report should also cover status of the non- functional machineries and grounded tractors as well as current balance of the ongoing remittances being serviced by the Kisumu County Government. (5) A final audit report be provided by the National Irrigation Board to the Committee on the revolving fund that collapsed because of the initial cash disbursement that was a grant, which was later converted to a revolving fund within six months. This will also confirm if the lack of goodwill from farmers and the mentality that the support was a grant and hence failing to remit the funds is the reason that led to the collapse of the revolving fund. (6) The EACC to provide a formal response to the Commission on Administrative Justice findings report that stated that the responses of the scheme were shrouded with inconsistencies and further noted that the matters raised amount to allegations of corruption. This response should be shared with the Committee within three months. The EACC should extend investigations to the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Kisumu branch within five months regarding their role in facilitating the opening of the bank account under the name of individuals, yet the account was used to transact Government funds. They should also be investigated to determine their role in the graft allegation. In conclusion, the Committee observed that this petition and all other matters affecting the country's farmers subsequently affect food security. Any related issue raised 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."
}