Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 510385,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/510385/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 190,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
    },
    "content": "Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. From the outset, I support the adoption of this Report. Let me begin by profoundly congratulating the Committee for a job well done. They have made history by ensuring that this House is up to date as required in terms of ensuring that the audited books of accounts by the Government have been reviewed and brought before the Floor of this House, so that we can do what we are doing today; that is, to debate and adopt the reports so that they can form the basis of future financial planning. This is also very important because for the last two years, now that we have passed and appropriated funds between counties and national Government, this House was blamed for using outdated audited books of accounts as approved by this House in terms of appropriating. For that reason, we were said to have been part of the problem of counties not getting adequate funding. With what has happened now, I am very impressed and proud to hear the Chairman challenging the Auditor-General to ensure that he brings the other 2013/2014 audited accounts at the soonest time possible before the end of December, so that they can do justice to them. This is something worth mentioning. I believe the appropriations we are going to do in the coming year are going to indicate the records of the most recent books. The process of planning for next year’s Budget is already underway in the Government. It is now undertaking public hearings to ensure that it prepares the budget policy statements which will form the basis of this House appropriating funds in the future. I am, therefore, happy about this development. Parliament has a role to oversee the national Government to ensure prudent financial management. This Report has shed light on a number of issues worth mentioning. Many of my colleagues have highlighted a number of issues. I want to briefly say that the Accounting Officers of the Government must live up to the reality of the wishes of many Kenyans, which is a corruption-free Kenya. It is saddening to see that certain financing officers in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and other departments mentioned, have faced 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."
}