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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join my colleagues in thanking you and, indeed, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. This morning, we were discussing in the Finance, Commerce and Budget Committee about the petition in Kisumu. It then transpired that it will be very difficult to proceed with the petition on the aspect of finance. This is basically due to lack of audited accounts. There is also the issue of how long it will take. As I speak, we are still waiting for the Auditor-General to give us the Audit Report for Narok County following the petition that was brought here. I believe that there is a way out of this. I do not believe that the way out of this is the Speaker’s Office. The Speaker’s Office is, perhaps, the lead office to guide us on what we should do. However, this issue is major because it relates to Article 96(3) of the Constitution where the Senate will not carry out its mandate. Consequently, I propose as a way forward, that in the budgeting process for the Senate, we have an audit support system and an audit support budget. This morning, Sen. Wetangula, in his contribution, picked out the aspect of the fact that the Senate can hire private auditors to deal with matters of petitions. However, we can only do so if there is a budget aspect. That is number one. Secondly, this is an area that we need to engage, not only Mr. Rotich in the Treasury, but also Hon. Mutava Musyimi of the Budget and Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly. It should be possible for us to engage the two with a view of influencing them or telling them how it is important for them to allocate sufficient funding to the Auditor-General’s Office. By the end of the day, all these matters will be resolved when the Auditor-General has sufficient funding. If the solution is for the Auditor-General to have sufficient funding, then the process by which this should happen is something that the whole House should be involved in and not just the Speaker. Thank you."
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