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    "id": 834889,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Imenti, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kathuri Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "There are key critical issues we came up with and we also received during our deliberations. Some of the key areas of concern which was of interest to the Members include: Late disbursement of funds: The Committee observed that some projects which had been budgeted and approved by the NG-CDF Board were not implemented during the financial years, due to late disbursement of funds by the National Treasury. With funds being released in the second and third quarters, this greatly compromised efficiency in procurement of goods and services, leading to under absorption of funds. After every financial year, the Auditor-General looks at the accounts and he is informed by the budget which was appropriated for that particular project. If that money has not been used, the Auditor-General is very generous in his Report to indicate that Kenyans did not get value for money. The reason why this happens in the NG-CDF is that, the money is not released the way it should. Therefore, you would realise that maybe money is released during the fourth quarter. By the time the Fund Account Managers undergo the procurement process these projects are carried forward to the next financial year. The Committee has therefore recommended that the National Treasury expedites the process of quarterly disbursement of funds to the NG-CDF for timely release to the constituencies. The National Treasury factors an amount of Kshs 4.976 billion which is carried over from every financial year because there is some money from 2012 to 2015 which was not released by the board. This money still affects the projects every financial year. So, we recommend that this money is given to the board so that the allocation can progress as scheduled per financial years. The other critical issue is failure to submit audit information. The Committee noted widespread instances of failure or refusal by the Fund Account Managers to submit the requisite audit information. This obstructed the work of the Office of the Auditor-General. The Fund Account Managers introduce information later on when summoned to appear before the Committee. This observation remains because the Office of the Auditor-General is not receiving all the documentation they need when they go for the audits. Therefore, due to this failure from the Fund Account Managers, this delay is always occasioned. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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