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    "id": 683779,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "(b) where reasonably in the execution of its functions, access the premises of any national State organ or other public entity and inspect the entity’s records and other documents relating to financial matters after giving notice; (c) require national government entities to comply with any specified applicable norms or standards regarding accounting practices and budget classification systems; (d) require any public officer in the national government to provide information and if necessary, explanations with respect to matters concerning public finance: Provided that a person providing information shall not be liable if at the time of providing the information that person, in writing, objected to providing such information on grounds that the information may incriminate him or her; (e) provide any County Treasury with any information as it may require to carry out its responsibilities under the Constitution and this Act; and (f) perform any other act as the Cabinet Secretary may consider necessary, including power to intervene where a state entity or a state organ fails to operate a financial system that complies with requirements provided for under this Act or is in the serious material breach under this Act, or in accordance with Article 190 and 225 of the Constitution. (2) The National Treasury may authorise any of its officers in writing to carry out a responsibility or exercise a power specified in the authorisation on behalf of the National Treasury. (3) When acting in terms of subsection (2), an authorised officer, if requested by the person in relation to whom the responsibility of power is being carried out or exercised, shall produce the authorisation for inspection and failure to comply with that request invalidates any subsequent action purporting to be taken in terms of the authorisation. (4) An authorisation given under subsection (2) remains in force for a period specified in it or, if no period is specified, until it is revoked by the National Treasury. (5) The National Treasury may, in writing, revoke or vary an authorisation given under subsection (2).” In this regard, the Committee finds that the National Treasury has not instituted the required system to ensure effective financial management and controls within the public sector thus leading to wastages and general lack of openness and accountability in financial matters. The Committee particularly finds the National Treasury to have failed in the following areas:- (i) Conducting routine inspection of MDAs’ records and other documents relating to financial matters; (ii) Enforcement of applicable standards and norms regarding accounting practices and budget classification systems. Hon. Speaker, in particular, we were very concerned with lack of enforcement to ensure that all MDAs maintain credible, accurate and reliable asset registers. (iii) Failure to design and prescribe efficient financial management system for the national and county governments to ensure transparent financial management and standard financial reporting as per Article 226 of the Constitution. 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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