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    "id": 742775,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "The other issue we realised is that of land and buildings. The Committee observed, with a lot of concern, that several State corporations did not process title documents for the various assets that they own, including land and buildings. The Auditor-General has noted that the Postal Corporation of Kenya has close to 68 prime properties all over Kenya that have not been properly documented. Therefore, our recommendation is that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Chairman of the National Land Commission (NLC) should put caveats on all those parcels of land belonging to different State corporations so that those properties are protected from land grabbers. The second recommendation is that the CS for Land, Housing and Urban Development should, within six months of the adoption of this Report, compile a credible report and submit it to the National Assembly and the Speaker for all parcels of land held by various State corporations across the country as the first step towards taking stock of land assets held by different State corporations. The third recommendation is that the Judiciary should also consider prioritising the conclusion of all cases relating to illegal allocation and acquisition of land belonging to various State institutions and, in particular, land that was set aside for research purposes like the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and a number of other critical State institutions. The fourth recommendation is that the accounting officers of those particular State corporations should ensure that they have proper asset registries for all their lands and any piece of land that is in the hands of individual grabbers should be properly accounted for and repossessed. The third issue that we captured in the process of analysing the audited accounts is the expenditures beyond approved budgets. The Committee observed that several State corporations were spending beyond their approved budgets in the financial year. We found this as a worrying trend because we have the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act and the Constitution. Therefore, if every entity will be allowed to spend as they wish, then the issue of budgetary control mechanism will be a waste. Institutions like the University of Eldoret and Kibabii University have spent a lot beyond their approved budgets. This is a worrying trend and, therefore, the recommendation is that the heads of those organisations should put measures in place to ensure that those organisations operate within their approved budgets. The second recommendation is that if the Postal Corporation of Kenya budget is denied, the chief executive of that organisation for a particular financial year should be held accountable and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) should initiate investigations and report back to the National Assembly within six months after the adoption of this Report. The third recommendation is all State corporations must also seek timely approval of their budgets so that they can always operate within the Constitution, the State Corporation Act, 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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