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    "id": 396350,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nobwola",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13116,
        "legal_name": "Catherine Mukiite Nabwala",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the report of the Committee on the Turkana County Estimates that were altered and this was brought to the attention of the Controller of Budget. This report was submitted to the Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs Committee and we looked at it. During our visits to the counties, we found out that counties were facing many challenges. One of the challenges was lack of capacity. Most counties do not understand how to prepare budgets. Turkana County, therefore, is not unique. We found many culprits. When we had a meeting with the Controller of Budget, she told us that they had rejected many county budgets since they had not been properly prepared. Therefore, they did not conform to what the Controller of Budget had set out for them to do. The other issue is that the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) was not in place. Not all counties were connected. Therefore, in most counties, the servers were down. Connectivity was not really there. That was a major challenge. Before we adopt the report, I would like to refer you to page 14. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, page 13 sets out the budget that was prepared by the County Assembly and what they had approved. If you look at the variance or the alterations that were made, for instance, with regard to Transport, Roads, Housing and Public Works, this was reduced by Kshs7,700,000. When you look at the County Assembly Budget, you will see that this was increased by Kshs449,663,498. Under the Office of the Governor, the County Assembly had approved Kshs425 million. However, this was reduced to Kshs175 million. Under Finance and Planning the budget approved The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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