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    "id": 399133,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, secondly, let it not be lost to all of us that up to 30th September, 2013, all governors in the country were not in control whatsoever of the county treasury. It is only after the expiry of this Act on 30th September, 2013 that governors and their executive committees started spending. I am giving you a real life experience from Kakamega County. In Kakamega County, my Governor, Mr. Oparanya, was completely unable to spend. He has only started spending and cash is flowing as we speak now. In fact, I have rang him barely 25 minutes ago because I wanted him to be clear how we are going to contribute this afternoon, and he has assured me that the cash is flowing. So that I do not look like I am being hypothetical, if you look at this Act whose life we are extending, we are therefore saying that we are giving five people control over the county treasury and among these five people, the Governor, the Deputy Governor and no single member of the executive committee are there. I am referring to Article 5 of the County Government Public Finance Act. It describes the members who establish the county treasury. The principal officer is responsible for all the public finance management matters. Secondly, we have the transition head of the county finance department responsible for accounting and procurement. Third, there is the transition head of the economic affairs department who shall be responsible for the economic"
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