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    "id": 815934,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13162,
        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments on the inquiry into the financial operations of Kajiado County Executive for the Financial Year 2013/2014 (1st July, 2013 – 30th June, 2014), that was laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 10th May, 2018. The County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) is the avenue through which the Senate carries out its mandate that is captured in Article 96 (3) of the Constitution. An effort was made to lay this report on the Table of the House in the Eleventh Parliament and a Motion was moved to adopt the report. However, the term of the Eleventh Parliament lapsed before the House could adopt this Report. As a result, this House has not successfully adopted any of the reports of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee. That means that the reports or findings of the Auditor- General have not been adopted by the House since the advent of devolution. Madam Temporary Speaker, that puts the House in quite some tricky light. Despite all the work that Senators do day and night, to conduct or to carry out oversight over public funds that have been sent to counties, this House is yet to pronounce itself. Today, we have an opportunity to look at the report of Kajiado County, pronounce ourselves and confirm to the world that this House is serious about its oversight duty. We have had a discussion with the leadership of the House on how to treat the reports of the Auditor-General dating back to 2013/2014. This is because the Motion that I am moving relates to the Auditor-General’s Report for the very first year of devolution. You acknowledge that we are in 2018, and so we would be looking at a report that analyses financial operations that were carried out more than four years ago. As a 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."
}