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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you realise that Article 229(4) (a) says: “Within six months after the end of each financial year, the Auditor-General shall audit and report, in respect of the financial year, on- (a) the accounts of the national and county governments.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it means that once we conclude the financial year by June, then by December the accounts should be audited by the Auditor-General and report laid before Parliament. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Article 229(8) says: “Within three months after receiving an audit report, Parliament or the county assembly shall debate and consider the report and take appropriate action.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what that means is that for example the financial year that ended in June this year, by March next year we should be done with the report and pass it in this House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we were appointed to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by this House, we found that we had a backlog of five years. I think the PAC chaired by my able Secretary-General in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, hon. Ababu Namwamba and deputised by the gracious lady, hon. Cecily Mbarire, has worked tirelessly hard to ensure that we are up to date. As we speak, we have no backlog if this House will find it fit to pass these three Reports. That is not mean achievement and I think my Committee deserves to be commended. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the course of our work we noticed and realised that there is a lot of wastage in Government. A lot of money that is collected in terms of revenue in this country is equally wasted in questionable suspect expenditures. Even as we look out, because we just passed a Motion increasing the debt ceiling in this country, we should think 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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