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    "id": 834890,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Imenti, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "The Committee on this matter recommends that the Fund Account Managers must strictly comply with the provisions of the Public Audit Act No. 34 of 2015; the NG-CDF Board issues an administrative circular that directs Fund Account Managers to comply with the provisions of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Public Audit Act No. 34 of 2015, the Public Finance Management Act No. 18 of 2012 and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act No. 33 of 2015. The Fund Account Manager maintains the original PMC files at the NG-CDF constituency office and the duplicate can be maintained by the PMC. The NG-CDF Board should also implement these recommendations within three months of adoption of this Report by the House. Another issue which we found cross-cutting is delays in allocation and disbursement of bursaries. The Committee observed there are many incidents of delays in disbursement of bursaries to beneficiary institutions, non-presentation of issued bursary cheques to the institutions and cancellation of issued bursary cheques. We realised that sometimes cheques are written to institutions when students are in session. The board has not up to date given guidelines on how bursaries should be distributed to schools. My Committee has very good recommendations: 1. The Board should review guidelines on issuance of bursaries to enhance efficiency. 2. The NG-CDF should fast-track adoption of electronic funds transfer in disbursement of bursaries. 3. The Fund Account Manager should ensure that beneficiary institutions issue acknowledgment documents upon receipt of the bursaries. The board should implement these recommendations within three months of adoption of the Report by the House. Another cross-cutting issue is accuracy of financial statements. The Committee observed that Fund Account Managers were experiencing challenges in complying with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards of Reporting, commonly known as IPSAS Reporting Framework. The Public Sector Accounting Standards Board should review the standards periodically to align them with the emerging accounting standards and practices. The Committee recommended that: 1. The Fund Account Managers should comply with the IPSAS Framework in preparation of financial statements. 2. The board, in consultation with the PSAS Board, should conduct continuous capacity building on financial reporting standards for constituency staff, that is, the Fund Account Managers. Another cross-cutting issue is unapproved implementation of projects and reallocation of funds. The Committee observed instances where Fund Account Managers implemented projects and reallocated funds without seeking prior approval of the board. This is contrary to Section 6(2) of the NG-CDF Act (No. 30 of 2015) which expressly provides that once funds are allocated to a particular project, they shall remain allocated for that project and may only be reallocated for any other purpose during the financial year with the approval of the board. Additionally, 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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