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    "id": 1539621,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1539621/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that New Clause 1C be now read a Second Time. Section 68(4) of the PFM Act is only concerned with recommendations in respect of a report submitted by the Controller of Budget. It is silent on the responsibility of accounting officers in implementing Parliament's recommendations in respect to a report submitted by the Auditor-General. Further, the proposed amendment seeks to provide time for submission of financial statements by public entities to two months. The fundamental amendment here is that, when the audit committees consider reports of the Auditor-General and make recommendations, there is no requirement in law for accounting officers to consider recommendations passed by this House. That is why, in all audit reports, you find there is a recurring report as to what happened in the previous year. You will find the same recommendation being made the following year. This provision will now require accounting officers to follow the recommendations made by this House after the consideration of the audited reports by the Auditor-General."
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