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    "id": 713067,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/713067/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 506,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also wish to agree with my colleagues on this significant issue. However, I wish to address specifically on the request that has been made by the petitioners who have asked the Senate to investigate. I wonder whether the Senate has the capacity, through its committees, to thoroughly investigate particularly if we will be asking the Auditor-General to assist us in this investigation. We know that part of the problems that we have in investigating some of these issues is the fact that the Office of the Auditor-General has not done a thorough job in order to allow us to fix whoever is dealing with these issues. This brings to the fore the question of the capacity of the staff of the Senator in that particular county. Could they have on board an auditor from the Office of the Auditor-General to work with them so that they avail useful information to the Senate so that we address these issues accordingly? As we investigate, we want to do justice to an issue that has been brought before us. Governors are now using the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) as a scapegoat to cover for their misdeeds. They blame the IFMIS thinking that it is the “thief” of the county funds. This is not the case. It is the responsibility of the Senate to investigate and establish whether governors and other government officials are using this system to misappropriate funds in counties. I commend the petitioners of Nyamira County who have brought this petition. Let us now show them that the Senate can actually investigate and come up with credible and possible ways of legislating differently in order to stop this kind of thing. I support."
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