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    "id": 1526098,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "Controller of Budget. The Controller of Budget is supposed to check whether expenditures that are incurred by the county governments and the national Government are in tandem with the budget that is approved by Parliament. Period. But now, every county government must seek the approval of the Controller of Budget for any expenditure. If they want to build a dam, they must go to the Controller of Budget and ask her if they can build the dam or not. Then, there is a lot of corruption. The other day, the Controller of Budget reported that the national Government spent Ksh1.3 trillion manually, without passing through her office. She said that the money was supposed to be spent electronically. Who is this mad person who knows that Parliament audits them and Parliament holds them accountable, and goes ahead to spend public funds which are not budgeted for? The corruption in the Controller of Budget’s Office must end. Devolution and governors are suffering. Governors are unable to perform. They cannot access money that is appropriated for them because of the Office of the Controller of Budget. This has been the norm, but the Controller of Budget has refused to take any action. She has been summoned to the Senate and the National Assembly. Governors and the Council of Governors have gone to see and pleaded with her that devolution is suffering. There is corruption in her office. For every approval, counties must part with something. Governors openly say that for them to get approval from her office, they must give some money. In this era when the country is facing problems and devolution is almost on its deathbed, and money has been given, but the Controller of Budget is stifling it, it is up to this House to rise to the occasion and take action. With those few remarks, Hon. Speaker, I conclude."
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