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    "id": 1545929,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "assembly chamber, another one sits under a tree and says that it is assembly mashinani. The governor chooses to send his budget to the assembly that sits under a tree and not the assembly that sits in the assembly precincts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is madness and I think that Kenyans have been tolerant for too long. We now need to send out very strong messages and strong recommendations on this. Another wasteful means of spending public funds is what the accountants call negatory expenditure. As I said earlier, negatory expenditure is avoidable expenditure, penalties, interests and fines. The county spent 1.7 billion on penalties and fines that could have been avoided. Those are penalties and fines to CPF, LAPTRUST and LAPFUND. Kiambu County spent 414 million on penalties and interest. I wish the House could direct that where a county government incurs penalties and interests that are avoidable, then the accounting officers should be surcharged personally. This is because some people just sit on invoices, they sit on court orders and on statutory contributions and wait for the interest to pile. A figure of Kshs1.7 billion could do so much instead of lining up the pockets of these fund managers because of interest. Finally, these are what I call outright illegalities, an accounted expenditure. The analysis of the PBO is that unaccounted expenditure in that year was Kshs157 million. Unaccounted expenditure is what it is. It is money that has left the county, but there is nothing to show for it. A figure of Kshs76 million from Tharaka Nithi was charged on the retention account, but there was no evidence that it was used to settle retention and deposits as required by law. A figure of Kshs37 million from Tana River was used on fuel and motor vehicles, but there was no evidence of the vehicles having been bought. Wajir County used Kshs18 million to buy laptops and printers, but there was nothing to show. Isiolo County used Kshs17 million to buy equipment for an emergency unit, but there was nothing to show. We must call it what it is; it is theft. It is across the board, hon. Senators. I want you to look at those reports and you will be able to see what is going on. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other fiduciary risk---"
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