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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "content": "corruption in the national Government and in counties, what we see in counties is child play. The corruption that happens at the national level, funds are being moved out of this country. If there is corruption in counties, the funds revolve around the county. If you are to choose the lesser devil, then the money that revolves around the counties might even be easy for EACC to trace and all the other agencies that are involved. What happens when money has been sent to some countries? When we want, we are told that those fellows have diplomatic immunity. You cannot talk to them. Therefore, let us send the resources to follow the functions. Let the agencies responsible for accountability do their job. Let the Auditor-General's office be strengthened in terms of human resource. It is also another weak link. As much as the Auditor-General wants to do a good job, but with the little budget they are given and the number of staff they have, they cannot handle seven county governments, 300 parastatals and many other national Government and state agencies. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need to enhance the capacity at the office of the Auditor-General. We ask the National Assembly to enhance the allocation to the Auditor-General. I disagree with the Auditor-General's engagement of private auditors to audit Government agencies, including counties. The inconsistency that happens when you hire an audit firm today to audit Uasin Gishu County, and in the next financial year, you have another audit firm, will make it difficult to track the improvements that are desired from audit. Audits are meant to improve. They are supposed to enhance efficiency. The reports are supposed to be used to improve Government processes and procedures. I would ask that the National Assembly adds funds to the Auditor-General to recruit more auditors, so that Government auditors from the office of the Auditor-General can be auditing all Government agencies, both at the national and county government levels. With that, I support this Report with the amendments that the so-called small counties, that every county must get the least minimum of Kshs6 billion, so that we can have equitable development and we can make sure that this country is moving as one nation. The reason those counties are behind is not their own making. It is the marginalization that happened over the years. The purpose of devolution was to correct that marginalisation, so that any Kenyan can be able to work in every part of the country. We know these are counties where you could post health workers and they would either fail to report or report, and the first letter in their files is to seek a transfer out of that station. Devolution has stabilized human resources in health. Even in the early childhood centers, we are seeing increased access to basic education. Therefore, I support this with the amendment that the least county gets Kshs6 billion."
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