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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the lack of prioritization and wastage of public resources in Machakos County. The Office of the Controller of Budget in the report on the County Government's Budget Implementation review for the first half of the Financial Year 2024/2025, reported a disturbing and despondent expenditure of Kshs372.91 million in domestic and foreign travels by the Machakos County Government officials. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide details on all domestic and foreign travels projected and undertaken by the Machakos County Government officials for the financial years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, the criteria used in prioritizing the travels budgetary allocation and the costs-benefits-analysis for each of the travels. (2) Explain whether there was transparency and accountability in the budgetary allocation and expenditure in accordance with the principles of Public Finance Management. (3) State the mechanism in place for monitoring and report on instances of wastage or misuse of public resources and the channels available for the criticizing of reports concerning the spending of government resources by public officers. (4) Clarify whether investigations have been conducted to identify instances of financial mismanagement and misuse of public resources within the departments of Machakos County and the remedial measures in place. (5) Explain the various strategies the County Government of Machakos has put in place to enhance oversight mechanism and strengthen institutional capacity to safeguard public funds and resources. I thank you."
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