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    "id": 524843,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/524843/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "Let me begin by saying that the Auditor-General has been appearing before the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Most of the time, the complaint has been lack of resources to enable the officers of Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO) do their job. Therefore, the passage of this Bill will enable the Auditor-General to employ the staff he needs. What this House needs to do is give the Auditor-General resources in terms of funding. The problem we have in this country is lack of audit of our institutions. We now have devolved units, namely, the county governments. Hon. Members have been complaining that a huge amount of money has been sent to the counties, but they can hardly see anything happening on the ground. If the Office of the Auditor- General was doing its job, we would not be having the problem of people misusing a lot of public monies. I am very sure hon. Members have heard that most of the county governments do not deposit the money that they collect in bank accounts. Rich counties like Narok, which has a big resource in the name of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, collect so much money. However, the county government does not deposit the money into its fund account. That is the cause of the complaints that we have been having. 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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