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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday you directed that I give this House a Report on the Status of the Reports of Audited Accounts of all the 47 Counties. The first question which I raised this morning with the Auditor-General was the issue of the delays in the release of the reports. He said that when those reports came from the field and were brought to his table, he found that they were not satisfactory. He told me that they were prepared in the traditional way that reports have been done under the old Constitution. Further, he said that using the best international practices, he redirected them to create two centres; one for the county assembly and the other one for the county executive. This has been done. He told me that a second cause of the delay was the shortage of staff. He is forced to audit these accounts, not in the counties, but in hubs. He has created nine hubs. The first hub is in Nairobi which deals with Kajiado, Machakos and Nairobi counties. The second one is in Nakuru dealing with Bomet, Kericho, Narok, Samburu and Nakuru counties. The third hub is in Nyeri dealing with Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Murang’a, Kiambu, Nyandarua and Nyeri counties. The fourth hub is in Kisumu which deals with Homa Bay, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira and Siaya counties. The fifth hub is in Mombasa which deals with Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa, Taita-Taveta and Tana River counties. The sixth hub is in Kakamega dealing with Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga and Kakamega counties. The seventh hub is in Eldoret dealing with Baringo, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Nandi, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and West Pokot counties. The eighth hub is in Embu dealing with Embu, Isiolo, Kitui, Makueni, Marsabit, Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties. Finally, the ninth hub is in Garissa dealing with Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second issue was when the reports will be available in this House. He told me that so far, as of this morning, he has signed a total of 35 reports for county executives and 34 reports for county assemblies, respectively. He told me that these reports are on their way because there is an element of bureaucracy right from the registry before they land here. He disclosed that he received 35 reports from the executives and 34 from the county assemblies, respectively. However, the reports of the following counties will be late by three weeks. These are Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Murang’a, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Kilifi, Meru, Samburu, Nakuru, Narok, Kajiado, Kericho and Bomet. 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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