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    "id": 533201,
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    "content": "The Petition states as follows:- “We, the undersigned citizens of Republic of Kenya and duly registered voters in Bomet County, concerned over the embezzlement of public funds, fiscal impropriety and skewed employment in Bomet County wish to draw the attention of the Senate to the following:- (1) That, the County Government of Bomet is engaging in fraudulent financial transactions contrary to the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Kenya, including the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, the County Government Act, 2012 and the Public Officers and Ethics Act. (2) That, the Governor of Bomet County is using close relatives and proxy companies to award himself tenders and contracts in violation of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act as well as Articles 201 of the Constitution of Kenya. These companies include:- a) Tundo Company Ltd; b) Erickson Company Ltd; c) Mulot Sunset Hardware Ltd; d) Wesmic Company Ltd; e) Rumic Company Ltd; f) Pulse Care System Company Ltd; g) Zugu Company Ltd; h) Jubilee Africa Company Ltd; i) Maraba Company Ltd; and j) Machii Company Ltd; (3)That, public funds approved by the County Assembly during the 2013/2014 financial period have been lost and thus have not served the intended purpose. Some of these allocations are:- a) Kshs10 million meant for persons with disabilities; b) Kshs61 million meant for the construction of County Assembly of Bomet premises; and c) Kshs8 million meant for Mau Forest evictees in Konoin Sub-County; (4)That, the Governor of Bomet County is irregularly incurring expenditure of public funds for unbudgeted and unapproved projects, a case in point is the construction of Marengetit Secondary school in Chepalungu Sub-County, which has so far consumed approximately Kshs30 million to date. (5)That, the County Public Service Board has failed to perform its duties diligently, pursuant to Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya, by practising favoritism and nepotism in the recruitment of staff, including the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rose Chepkirui, whose academic qualifications and integrity are in question. (6)That, the Governor of Bomet County has failed to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget to respond to audit queries raised by the Auditor-General. (7)That, all attempts have been made to remedy the situation, but relevant bodies have shown no interest, or have failed to solve the matter. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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