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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Motion that this House adopts the Report of the Senate Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investment on the inquiry into the financial operations of Nakuru County Executive for the Financial Year 2013/2014 which runs from 1st July 2013 to the 30th June 2014. Madam Temporary Speaker, from the outset, this Committee is really doing a very good job in trying to expedite the adoption of these reports. When we looked at our legacy report, the previous House had not done a lot of work. From the amount of time we put into these reports, I concur with my good brother and Chairperson of this Committee, Sen. M. Kajwang’, that for any subsequent report that we submit, particularly for the Financial Year 2013/2014, we will not be wasting our time in submitting individual reports. This is because if we continue with that trend, by the time we are out of this House in five years’ time, we will not have had an opportunity to even consider the reports of the Auditor General for the time we, as Senators, are serving in this House. Madam Temporary Speaker, a few things were noted during the inquiry into this matter. First, the amount of liability that the new county governments inherited from defunct councils was quite vast, most of which had not been verified. I know that the Transition Authority (TA) has really tried to do its work, but we noted that it was abolished at the time they were just trying to pull up their socks to expedite the work. When we look at the issue of assets and liabilities, it cuts across all counties. It is extremely difficult for even the County of Narok, for instance, to know how many assets and liabilities there are. This was the same in Nakuru County. However, I am happy that this is the process that is ongoing and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) has engaged the county governments and county assemblies in ensuring that they expedite the process of verifying these assets and liabilities. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the things that we noted in terms of the Auditor General’s report was that there were issues that ought to be dealt with by the county assemblies. We discussed and deliberated heavily on the kind of audits that this House should be looking at. We should not be looking at issues of reconciliation because it is something that takes a lot of time. Although it is provided for in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act; that all county governments and assemblies have to carry out their monthly reconciliation and send the report to the Auditor General, it is 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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