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    "id": 1558282,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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    "content": "five wards, with the exception of Kisauni Sub-County, where we covered seven wards, and Jomvu Sub-County, where we covered three wards. Upon conclusion of the tour, the oversight committee together with my office retreated and prepared an interim report, which was shared with the governor at his own invitation. We shared the interim report with the governor in the presence of his County Executive Committee Members (CECMs), the County Public Service Board (CPSB) and county secretary. Although the governor took to respond to the issues in the report by 14th April, 2025, no response was received from the County Government of Mombasa. During the tour, we held public forums in every sub-county. We visited 30 health facilities, including the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital. We also visited social halls, markets, fire stations, stadia, including the Mombasa Municipal Stadium, which is now named Mombasa Sports Complex. We have also visited Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres and facilities owned by the County Government of Mombasa. We also had candid discussions with the medical personnel, market masters and other county employees. We saw firsthand the problems encountered by the county staff in the execution of their duties. They shared a number of challenges that they face in their day-to-day work within the county. We thereafter prepared our final report, with the input from the Auditor-General's Reports, the Controller of Budget (CoB) reports, the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) and the Annual Development Plans (ADPs). The report is a collection of our personal observation and the existing reports by the different officers involved in county oversight. We also had an engagement with the Civil Society Organisation (CSOs,) operating within Mombasa County. They gave valuable comments, which we have taken on board in the report. The findings in the report may be at variance with the Auditor-General's reports. I wish to state that the Auditor-General was given a copy of the interim report for her comments, but none were received. I do not wish to go into detailed findings in the report. Suffice to say that, as Senators, we need to do more on our oversight role. We need to mobilise our people to take keen interest in the functions and programmes of our county governments. As the guardians of devolution, we need to take a leading role in this. We should fight misuse of county resources the same way we fight intrusion into devolution functions. This is to ensure devolution attains its stated goals and objectives. It is the first time the Senators are taking this oversight function through individual Senators and we may not have a precedent to guide us. However, this could be a case study, and we could build on this as we chart our devolution course. I want to thank the PSC for availing these funds for the oversight function, although the amount is little compared to the work that needs to be done. I believe we can build on it. I also want to thank Mr. Ibrahim Khamis Babangida, who is the Chairperson of the Oversight Committee and all the members for the good work and sacrifice they made. We have set a standard that could be replicated in the whole country. I also thank my office staff for the work and support extended to the Oversight Committee. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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