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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": ".: Madam Temporary, Speaker, at the bottom of that report, the Auditor-General says that the audit for Makueni County for the Financial Year, 2013/2014 is not ready. This, therefore, presents a tragic situation that when a county like mine is facing all sorts of issues, including allegations of misappropriations all over the place, we do not have a method of dealing with the issue. So, for some reason, the Commission and this Senate will not be able to make a determination based on the report of the Auditor-General. It is a sad story and sad situation. If there is one function that is under attack, it is the function of oversight. That is why the Governor of Kiambu County, if what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale said is anything to go by, has the audacity to threaten him. This is because the governors have acquired a larger than life attitude because there is nothing that Senators can do after all, even if we accused them of misappropriation, misapplication and many other things. Madam Temporary, Speaker, I wondered aloud when I saw this Bill, why the last Parliament thought that this Bill should come last in terms of order. Some of the things that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has been attempting to do would have been very easy had Parliament thought it wise – and Parliament is forever wise – that this Bill should have been in place before we started the county governments or other devolution units. Just for the record, I am also happy to report that the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, has conducted public hearings, the public has given their views on this Bill and we will be tabling the report tomorrow. Madam Temporary, Speaker, I just want to highlight key issues which I think should be addressed. In 2004, I represented Governor Mulei who was fired from the Central Bank for one reason which is that he managed to unravel very huge financial irregularities of a certain bank. How did he do so? Governor Mulei picked his son, Sila Mulei, who came up with a software which plugged into that bank’s system and was able in a flash to pinpoint the irregularities in that bank. For that reason, Governor Mulei was suspended and later fired under very unkind circumstances. My point is that, although I agree with Sen. Musila and the rest of the Senators who say that we must give this office adequate funding, the solution to his work - and Sen. ((Prof.) Lesan and Sen. Kanainza can confirm because they sit in our Committee on Information and Technology - once 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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