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    "content": "Transition Authority will carry out an audit of the existing human resource in the national government and local authorities. I hope the Chairman will listen. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as the Chairman of the Local Authorities and Funds Accounts Committee (LAFAC) we have gone round the country seeing what local authorities have. It is a pity that they have no accounts, they have not been submitting reports and the Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF) is poorly managed. You will realize that the composition of the Transition Authority is a summation of a number of local authorities. If these local authorities have no accounts, it is my sincere hope that this Authority will borrow heavily from the accounts in our domain to give them a start. Otherwise, they have no basis upon which they are going to have even a balance sheet of the local authorities. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the same issue, we have seen the Government coming with the posting of certain officers purporting to be supporting the devolved governments. We have raised our concerns and our voices whether this has been done in consultation with the stakeholders. It is my feeling that this is the fastest way of killing devolution because the intentions are not noble. I wish to point out equally that there are local authorities as has been pointed out by one of the speakers, which are right now engaged in disposing of certain assets. There are authorities that right now are engaged in illegal processes of issuing out leases contrary to the law and I have in mind Taita Taveta County where right now certain investors are being given leases of up to 30 years contrary to the law. We want this transition authority to take charge and to see to it that all these authorities are well managed. To conclude, as has been pointed out by Ms. Karua, this Authority is coming in place when the Estimates are over, which estimates are they going to manage? They were not on board, they have not been involved in giving their input in their estimates. This is an omission but we will try as much as possible to assist them. May I take this opportunity while on the Floor to pass, on behalf of Wundanyi Constituency, my condolences to the families of the late Prof. Saitoti and Mr. Ojode. I rest my case."
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