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    "id": 1546026,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "speaker, they appoint a temporary speaker who will come from Members. Then, the temporary speaker takes over as the chair of the County Assembly Service Board, notwithstanding the fact that every County Assembly Service Board has a vice chairperson, who ought to take over in the absence of a substantive speaker. This is a matter that really is about good governance, but perhaps it needs to be captured in law to avoid abuse. One matter that cuts across all county assemblies is their continued contribution to the County Assemblies Forum (CAF) and the Society of Clerks at The Table (SOCATT(K). We have no objection to the assemblies deciding which professional bodies or societies they should subscribe to, but these are public funds. If they are going to be transmitted to any other entity, that entity should be legal and auditable. This is a problem we have had with CAF. We are not saying that CAF is illegal. CAF is a proper association. The only problem is a continued remittance of money to CAF. When you quantify it, Kshs5 million per county assembly by 47 counties is a lot of money. Fortunately, this House has already considered the necessary legislation to rectify this. Finally, we have seen cases of pending bills in the county assemblies, which are contained in the detailed report, as well as matters of outstanding imprest held by Members of the County Assemblies. We, therefore, request the House--- None of the assemblies appeared before the Committee. They submitted written responses. The Committee cannot vouch for the authenticity of the records submitted. We request the House to allow the Committee to summon the entities that had adverse opinions and to invite the accounting officers of the other entities to ensure that the issues raised by the Auditor-General are closed and to allow the Committee to liaise with other relevant stakeholders to ensure that illegalities and irregularities identified are addressed lawfully, and perhaps even to direct a special audit of the entities with adverse opinions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move. I will ask a Member of my Committee who has not spoken, maybe Sen. Cherarkey, to quickly second."
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