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    "id": 187426,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Oparanya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 201,
        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that some funds were not accounted for from the Eldoret East CDF bank account. My Ministry was informed about the matter through an audit query by the Kenya National Audit Office in their letter dated 19th December, 2006. On receipt of that letter, my Ministry instructed the Internal Audit Unit to conduct an assessment on the issue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, following the examination of the expenditures and withdrawals from the CDF bank account, it was established that Kshs26,360,000 was withdrawn without supporting documents. The Internal Audit Team further established that the collection and custody of cheques was entrusted to a CDF staff. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is in violation of the internal financial controls. Bank reconciliation for the years 2005 and 2006 had not been done, hence hampering the detection of the fraud. Cheques amounting to Kshs2,881,000 had remained un-presented for a period of 24 months and, therefore, had become stale. (b) Upon revelation of those facts, the matter was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigations. The investigation unearthed clear fraud and four suspects were arrested and arraigned in court on 4th December, 2006. The case is still on-going and the next hearing is on 21st August, 2008. July 30, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2229 (c) Although four suspects have been arrested, investigations are still going on and any other individual found to have participated in any illegalities related to that matter will be arrested and appropriate charges preferred against him or her."
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