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    "id": 727156,
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    "speaker_name": "February 28, 2017 SENATE DEBATES 26 Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to move the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments on the inquiry into the financial operations of Kiambu, Busia, Tana River, Trans Nzoia, Nyandarua, Migori, Kwale, Kisumu, Samburu and Kericho County Executives for the Financial Year 2013/2014 (1st July, 2013 to 30th June, 2014) laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 23rd February, 2017. I would like to request Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Senator for Kakamega County, to second this Motion. Before I move the Motion, I would like to clarify to Kenyans and to those in doubt that these are just the first Reports of ten county governments. There are 47 county governments in the Republic of Kenya. Therefore, 10 out of 47 leave 37, except for a few counties like Embu and Kirinyaga counties. In the case of Kirinyaga County, we requested a special audit from the Auditor-General. The special audit report will be brought to this House before the life of this House ends. We shall debate it once it passes through our Committee. With regard to Embu County, we have to decide as a Committee what to do with it since the Governor never appeared before us. Nonetheless, there are audited accounts of Embu County that we shall deal with. I, therefore, must assure the nation that all other reports of the executive governments of the other counties will be laid on this Table and we shall debate them. You also remember we examined reports of county assemblies. I want to remind the House that among the county executives, some have already been laid here earlier, like Homa Bay County and they were debated. This is because they were ready then before we were taken to court. Let nobody imagine out there or believe that they are off the hook. The Committee is seized of those deliberations. In fact, we have discussed all the audited accounts of all the counties, except those I have mentioned. We have our own draft report which the committee must approve. The committee is working very hard. When we go on recess, the committee will still sit. I want to assure you that when we come back from recess, all those reports will be laid on this Table for discussion. Having said that, let me go through the summary of this particular report. I want to thank the newspapers that have paid specific attention to this report and have made some useful comments in the media. The comments have also been editorialized in an extremely productive fashion. Nonetheless, I will highlight those issues that may not have been covered by the newspapers for the edification of the nation."
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