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    "id": 420849,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Emanikor",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the pertinent issues that have been raised in the Reports include pending bills going into scores of millions, imprests, unscrupulous and dishonest contractors and under-collection of Appropriation-in-Aid. With regard to that, I think going forward the counties should also account for the A-in-A they collect and it should be factored in future reports. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, a lot of seed money is pumped into State corporations and agencies that are supposed to generate revenue but no returns are realised and this actually translates into non-performance or under-performance by the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of these organisations. It translates into inefficiency. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the indicators of the performance contract targets is reducing dependency on the Exchequer but looking at the under- collection of revenue by these agencies, it means that they still heavily rely on the Exchequer. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we would not be talking of the ballooning wage bill, the rise in the cost of living and the increasing public debt if the alerts from the oversight bodies were adhered to. The Report says that the Auditor-General has time and again given alerts on areas that have been overspent and on areas on wastage. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I suggest that the Auditor-General should be given powers beyond just raising audit queries and issuing circulars to CEOs. The Auditor-General should go further and give ultimatums to the appointing authorities with timelines to take disciplinary action on non-compliant CEOs. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is evident that there is need for all the oversight bodies including the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Auditor-General to move in speedily and ensure compliance and enforcement of the austerity measures in curbing the wastage. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to support."
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