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"content": "Hon. Speaker, the total is close to Kshs1 billion. The only institution that the Intergovernmental Act allows to pay monies to the Council of Governors’ Office is the National Treasury, which paid Kshs112 million. Secondly, there were donors, led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ahadi and a few others, who also donated some money. This document shows how the collected funds have been utilised. When those governors are supposed to be in our counties, in 2013/2014 Financial Year, they spent Kshs41 million on offices rent alone in Westlands. In 2014/2015 Financial Year, they spent Kshs134 million and this year, so far, they have spent Kshs62 million on rent. However, the most outrageous thing is the amount of money they spent on lawyers. That is why you see the status of many lawyers in town has changed. Those of us who knew them know that they were not driving big cars. The Council of Governors (CoG) has spent close to Kshs280 million on legal fees. There is nowhere where it is written that the county assemblies approved that money. They have not approved it. The Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade is sitting here. We must interrogate even the Controller of Budget. We must know how that money was released. After this document was tabled yesterday, the Auditor-General decided to rush the audited accounts, which I have just tabled and we are yet to read them. He just The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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