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    "id": 676996,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. G.W. Omondi",
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        "legal_name": "George Washinton Mallan Omondi",
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    "content": "(b) Any other specified officer authorized by legislation to executive such documents on behalf of the entity”. Here, the authority was being given beforehand, but now the amendment is good because the responsibility will still remain with the CS for signing of those documents. Clause 43 is not a good amendment because it also bypasses Section 134 of the Act. It allows a county government to spend money without the approval of the county assembly. That amendment is not good and should be looked into in the same manner that we have looked at the national Government. Clause 50 should be looked into and we agreed it is a good amendment because the authority was given in advance. The original provision could be misused because it gave authority beforehand. Now it remains with the County Executive Committee (CEC) member who may give authority for signature when he is not there. Clause 62 gives the timeframe within which accounts should be prepared and annual reports produced. This was not there before. The amendment also states that both annual reports and accounts should be reported to the Auditor-General and the County Treasury. That is a good amendment which I support. Clause 67 deals with the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSASB). I think it was left hanging. The clause stipulates that the PSASB is now accountable to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for matters relating to finance. This is a good amendment which was not there before. This particular amendment now brings the operations and reporting of the PSASB under the direct control of the CS for the National Treasury. I support the Bill, but I will bring amendments as I have indicated."
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