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    "content": "work not done amounting to Kshs88,826,396. This is money that the Committee fears may have been lost. There is also irregular change of user of this particular project from a petrol station to office suites for staff at State House. We have also taken note of issues raised in the Judiciary, at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the Constituencies Development Fund, specifically in Mutito, Tigania East and Chepalungu constituencies, the Ministry of Roads and the Ministry of Medical Services. Besides the big issues that I have run through in this Report, there are also general observations that have been made in the Report. I will not go through those general observations as I have agreed with the Vice-Chair of the Committee that he will highlight those issues when seconding this Motion. I will go straight to the last part of this Report, which is a meeting the Committee held. As is the tradition, at the conclusion of the process of hearings, the Committee normally holds a session with the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and his peers. I will conclude by bringing to the attention of the House the issues discussed between the Committee and Treasury. The Committee discussed a total of seven issues with the Treasury. The first issue is on the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). After listening to the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, the Committee expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the National Treasury and urged the Cabinet Secretary to ensure that accountants in both the national Government and the county governments are fully conversant with all the IFMIS modules. The Committee further noted that IFMIS-related excuses from Accounting Officers will no longer be entertained. The Committee was particularly impressed by efforts made by the Treasury to move to the e-procurement system as the next frontier in the development of IFMIS. The second issue was the External Resources Policy, which has been a major area of concern regarding external financing. After interaction with the Cabinet Secretary, the Committee urged him to ensure that the Kenya External Resources Policy is submitted to the National Assembly for approval not later than 31st December, 2014 to comprehensively address issues related to funding by development partners. The third issue was the public finance management generally. Again, the Committee was satisfied with progress made by the Treasury and urged the Cabinet Secretary to ensure that accountants in both the national Government and the county governments are fully conversant with the standards and best practices. On the question of confidential expenditure, the Committee expressed grave concern to the Cabinet Secretary on how the whole arena of confidential expenditure is handled. The Committee noted that confidentiality that advances the ends of national security is important, but this does not exempt the public officers responsible from the principles of prudent financial management enshrined in the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act. The Committee, therefore, urged the Treasury to ensure that the planned interventions in respect to confidential expenditure are instituted the soonest possible. The Cabinet Secretary should present to the National Assembly a status report by 31st December, 2014. The fourth issue discussed with the Cabinet Secretary was the question of Anglo Leasing- related projects. The Committee expressed grave concern that for the last 17 years, the ghosts of Anglo Leasing-related projects have remained alive and active, with questions galore on the handling of the cases that have cost Kenyan taxpayers billions of shillings. The latest is the controversial payment of Kshs1.4 billion to First Mercantile Securities Corporation and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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