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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "content": "There is Kshs45 million for each county government that enhances accountability for the results through an integrated performance management framework. Finally, there is Kshs60 million for each county government which has a Public Investment Management (PIM) or dashboard with citizen feedback mechanisms. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will say this very quickly as I conclude the moving of this very important Bill. I want to speak to two last points. The first one is books of accounts to reflect national Government transfers. We would like governors to know that each county treasury is obligated and shall reflect all the transfers of conditional allocations that will be made by the national Government to the respective county government in its books of accounts. There is a risk that this money, once it hits the county revenue account, a clever or shall I call him clever by a half, governor and his team can choose not to reflect. If they do so, let them know that there are consequences. Those consequences are in Clause 10, where we have provided that- “10. (1) Despite any other law, a serious or persistent noncompliance with this Act constitute offences of financial misconduct under section 197 of the Public Finance Management Act. (2) A person who commits an offence under sub section (1) is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten million shillings, or to both.’ Hon. Senators, many of you have either been amicus curiae to the County Public Accounts Committee and County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee or were Members of those Committees. You must have seen people who handle finances in the county governments feigning ignorance or silence when you are pinning down a governor. It is now clear in this law that they risk going to prison for five years or paying a fine of Kshs10 million or both. Finally, given that all politics is local, allow me to make one local statement. The First Schedule has shown the returns on court fines and the share of the 20 per cent 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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