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    "id": 628174,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you and I will follow the guidance that you have given. I will read the original document but skip parts that I think may not be very necessary. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a petition to the Senate concerning various matters affecting the County Government of Vihiga. We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya and residents of Vihiga County, draw the attention of the Senate to the following:- (1) THAT at the end of the Financial Year 2014/2015, there was an outcry from the contractors/suppliers demanding payments for the work and services rendered within the county. Even the contractor who refurbished the County Assembly Chamber threatened to close it down because the Executive had not paid the contractor after he had completed the work. Due to the many complaints and outcry from the contractors/suppliers and the public, the County Assembly constituted an A d Hoc Committee to investigate the financial mismanagement of funds in the Vihiga County Executive. (2) THAT on 1st December, 2015, the Leader of Majority moved a Motion in the County Assembly of Vihiga to constitute an Ad Hoc Committee with the mandate to investigate various issues. (3) THAT the County Assembly indeed constituted an Ad Hoc Committee of 15 members. I will skip that and the list of membership of the committee. (4) THAT the Committee summoned some senior officers from the Executive in line with Article 195 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. I have a list of members from the Executive who appeared before the committee. However, most importantly, the County Secretary and the Governor did not appear before the Committee even after they were duly served with summonses to appear. (5) THAT after listening to all witnesses who appeared before the committee and analysing the documents adduced before the committee, it was clear that the Executive, through the County Secretary, received Ward Development Programme Projects Plan per ward on how Kshs36 million per ward was to be spent making a total of Kshs900 million for the 25 wards. This amount was budgeted and the Treasury was to set aside the same in the financial year 2014/2015. (6) THAT, from the evidence of the County Executive Committee (CEC) member for Finance and Economic Planning, the Exchequer released Kshs1.6 billion for development in Vihiga County Government in the financial year 2014/2015. (7) THAT, the County Treasury headed by both the CEC member and Chief Officer for Finance and Economic Planning was to facilitate the implementation of ward The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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