{"id":694604,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/694604/?format=json","text_counter":735,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13156,"legal_name":"Mutula Kilonzo Jnr","slug":"mutula-kilonzo-jnr"},"content":"I do not know whether you have been shown the report that has led primarily to the impeachment of the Governor on misreporting of Kshs352 million. In that report, the executive quotes Section 166 of the PFM Act which is in reference to quarterly reports. The report we have here is a yearly report. So, I believe he quoted the wrong Section because that should be 164. That brings me to the question. He has cited in the forwarding note that he has forwarded this document to your Office. Maybe we would have saved Nyeri County a lot of problems if these reports had arrived at a desk. A comment would have then been issued saying that the Acting CEC omitted the documents and details in support. For avoidance of doubt, I will read Section 164(2) which states that:- “The accounting officer shall include in the financial statements— (a) appropriation accounts, showing— (i) the services for which the appropriated money was spent; (ii) the amounts actually spent on each service; and (iii)the status of each Vote compared with the appropriation for the Vote; and (iv) a statement explaining any variations between the actual expenditure and the sums Voted; and (v) any other information specified by the County Treasury;” Could you please tell the Senate whether your Office got into details of this report? From the admission of the Acting County Executive, a lot of information that is supposed to be in the law is missing. Secondly is on the budgets. There are people who are proposing – maybe you are aware and the CEC Finance mentioned this – that the only variation that can be done is up to 1 per cent. Are you aware of the findings of this Senate on variations with regard to regulations? Secondly on the same, there are people who are proposing – maybe your Office is aware – that there are amendments that we suggested on ceilings on budgets on recurrent expenses under Section 107. Somebody is proposing that amendment was subdued by the County Revenue Allocation and, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}