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    "id": 550527,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this Motion by my Vice Chairman. However, as I do so, I want to say that this is one of those regulations that have been an eye opener for us as the Senate, whereupon, we have discovered that the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act as drafted required that these regulations be first published in the Kenya Gazette, and thereafter, be brought for approval by the Senate and the National Assembly. We have information that in the case of the National Assembly, they have not complied with the timelines. Broadly, we are actually the saviors of this nation in as far as these regulations are concerned because they are detailed. For example, let me start with the legal notice for declaration of national Government entities. In our proposal in the Committee, we have identified up to ten organizations which are listed as national Government entities, which in our view, ought to be county governments’ entities. Organizations or entities that provide water and sanitation include Lake Victory South Water Services Board, Tana Water Services Board, Coast Water Development Authority, Kerio Valley Development Authority, Tana River Development Authority and many others. These are functions that are vested entirely under the county governments. It was our position and we will state in the proposals to amend these regulations particularly on the national Government entities that these organizations and/or entities be provided in the list for county government entities. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are concerns on whether or not this will complicate the issue of budgets. In our view, the question of budgets will not be affected and we will demonstrate by listing the entities that are providing functions of water and sanitation to the counties, because we need to transfer the funds to the counties which will be used to discharge these functions. A controversy arose because the President, in his wisdom, appointed several persons under these national Government entities or state organs. There was presumption that those regulations had become law. That is why I am saying that in this particular case, the PFM Act has been an eye opener for the Senate because the regulations--- 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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