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    "content": "Committee, we have said that we want to be more proactive in the matters that we bring to this House. Going forward, Madam Temporary Speaker, there are 47 counties and the Committee will be expected to table 47 reports. Therefore, the Committee is considering developing a single report which we are calling the Fiduciary Risk Analysis Report. The Fiduciary Risk Analysis Report will summarize the key issues arising out of the 47 counties. Therefore, we will table one report before the House that will give us an opportunity to discuss the state of affairs in 47 counties through one single Motion instead of bringing 47 different Motions. We believe this will allow us to deal with the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 financial years and fast track the work of the Committee so that we can be looking at more current issues. On the report of Kajiado County for the Financial Year, 2013/2014, the Committee largely relied on the report of the Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget as key instruments for its export scrutiny of the county governments’ budgets. Following the submission of the report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Operations of Kajiado County Executive for the Financial Year 2013/2014, the report was laid on the Table of the House on 30th June, 2015 and it stood committed to the Sessional Committee on County public Accounts and Investments. The Governor for Kajiado County was invited to the Committee’s meetings held on 29th September, 2015 and on 2nd October, 2015 where the Committee considered and concluded its investigations on the report of the Auditor-General under review. The CPAIC of the Twelfth Parliament resolved, at its sittings held on 13th March, 2018, to table the report as adopted by the previous Committee. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important to note that as the Chair of the CPAIC of the Twelfth Parliament, what I am tabling is work that has been inherited from the CPAIC of the Eleventh Parliament. This report has been issued pursuant to the requirements of Articles 96 (3) and 229(8) of the Constitution of Kenya and the Senate Standing Order No.203. When the Committee made certain recommendations, they took into account the challenges that counties faced during the nascent days, particularly during the Financial Year 2013/2014, which was the first full financial year during devolution. The Committee was further guided by the mandate of the Senate, pursuant to provisions of the Constitution and of the Standing Orders. In addition, this report documents the observations and recommendations of the Committee on each audit query which is divided into four parts. The Members could refer to the report that was laid on the Table on 30th June, 2015. To be much more useful, Ipad gadgets are before us and it is possible that Members can look at the report of the Auditor-General which is found in the Auditor-General’s website. You will see the key issues that were raised in that audit. Finally, Madam Temporary Speaker, there are two more issues that I will talk about; the general observations and recommendations and then I will conclude. The Committee observed that the County Executive of Kajiado failed to attract the services of competent personnel for various cadres, including specialists in land matters, engineering and finance. The finance department and, by extension, the procurement department lacked the requisite personnel to manage the finance docket. 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."
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