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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, with devolution now we have 47 counties. As we devolve, a lot of corruption has also been devolved. So, by strengthening the Office of the Auditor-General, we are going to help. We have seen many reports when Parliament requests for them. For instance, we are aware of what is happening in Narok and when the Senate Committee demanded a quick audit, the Auditor-General said they do not have funds and they have shortage of manpower. So, this money is going to add value as far as strengthening the capacity of the Auditor-General in terms of recruitment of more staff is concerned. They will send more officers to the county level where there is so much corruption that has been devolved. This will help in a big way because previously we were told that almost a third of the amount equivalent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) goes into wastages in the form of corruption. I want to mention something about the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC). I know this issue did not come from the Budget and Appropriations Committee. This issue came from the Senate as far as the extension of the tenure of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution is concerned. When we were in Mombasa during the House leadership retreat, looking at the constitutional statutes that are remaining, they are only about four. When we talked to the Chairman of the CIOC, hon. Baiya, he indicated there is no point of us having this CIC. So, I highly recommend that the extension of a Mr. Nyachae-led Committee should not be allowed. It should end and die the natural death because it has reached where it is. It should give Parliament a proper audit to know, for the time that they have been there, how many Bills have been The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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