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    "id": 510386,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "no action. Action must be taken against those officers who have been mentioned in this audit Report. Otherwise, what we are doing will be an effort in futility. That is because these reports have been published and the Auditor-General has put the records straight. Accounting Officers in certain departments of Government have not been able to account for huge amounts of money worth Kshs2.8 Billion. In terms of revenue collection, you will be very surprised to see how much our economy is leaking. It should be a priority to use such important reports as the basis to ensure we close those leakages. We need to hold those Accounting Officers to account and be responsible for any loss of public funds that has occurred within their jurisdictions. We need to strengthen and build capacity in the Office of the Auditor-General. More than ever, they are overwhelmed by work. They now have to audit not only the national Government but in addition, all the 47 county governments. We need to ensure the Auditor-General has adequate resources and manpower to work fairly fast so that Kenyans can know how their money is being spent. The money that is being accounted and talked about today is easy to point out and say: This is just Government money; that Kshs2.8 billion was lost and vehicles worth Kshs460 million were tendered for but were not delivered. That money was gotten from the taxpayers who had to sacrifice a lot. The Kenyan taxpayer is making available resources so that our Government and economy can move and function as it is required. Unfortunately, it is very disheartening to see that the same monies which were earned in those difficulties are not being accounted for well or are being misappropriated. The excess expenditures within the different Ministries, as these reports have detailed, are also an issue that needs to be looked at. We need to be very prudent and that is what the Constitution envisages. We need to be prudent in the manner in which money is spent. When you see a high ranking institution like State House being mentioned in this Report, as one of the institutions that are now being pointed fingers at in terms of losing certain amounts of money for projects that were started but not completed, it is very sad. Over 80 or 90 per cent of such projects were paid for. Some of these issues are, indeed, what the Kenyan taxpayer wishes to see a solution to. Much has been said by my colleagues. I commend the Committee for the good work. I think we are doing justice as required. I believe by passing this Report, we will have done our bit by ensuring that the next appropriations will be done on the most recently available records of this Government. I thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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