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    "content": "oversight activities to look like almost real time. Whether we like it or not, if I call the Auditor-General here, he will give you the same excuse that he gave me in his office, that is, that he is overwhelmed by the volume of work since he has a shortage of human resource. That has remained his answer. So, until he has more money, he will remain less efficient. On the issue raised by Sen. Kembi-Gitura, I take this House so seriously that today, after struggling to get the Auditor-General, I reached out to him and I wish to table the texts. I reached out to him at 1108 hours and I could not reach him but he sent me a message to say I will call you as soon as possible. Then at one o’clock, again, I reached out to him and from the ring tone, it was clear that he was out of the country but still he told me he is in a meeting. He has not come back to me and I did not know what I was going to tell Sen. Kembi-Gitura especially on why the accounts for Murang’a County are not here. For the very final time I want to request, Senators whose county accounts have not come to give me time to interact with Auditor-General. The last time I checked, the rules of this Parliament do not expect us to bring answers from people who are not responsible. We are expected to extract an answer from the accounting officer himself or the responsible officer. In this case, it is the Auditor- General himself who is responsible so, he must speak to this very important matter. As you have heard, Sen. Kembi-Gitura has clearly imputed – not improperly – that people are starting to fear that there could now be deals taking place and that it is the reason reports are being delayed. These are serious concerns. Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding the issue of Sen. Billow, yes, he is right. An ideal financial statement should, among other things, have the position of assets and liabilities. Since counties started, this aspect cannot be part of it, because when you look at our recommendations since we have started tabling them, one of the challenges that we have is that the process of handing over and sharing assets and liabilities between the devolved units and the national Government has not been concluded by the Transition Authority (TA). So, we have directed for the formation of a special committee to expedite the process of handing over and sharing of assets and liabilities between the two levels of the Government. According to the recommendations that we have made, that process is supposed to be concluded on or before 31st December, 2015.The assets are so vast in terms of land and machinery. The liabilities are so serious that you cannot fast-track it in any way and it must be done professionally. That is the reason, Sen. Billow."
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