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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, for giving me an opportunity to second this Motion. From the outset, I am still baffled. I want to be clear that even though I am a Member of the Committee and, by default, I should own this Report, I think some of the audit queries would have been dealt with in a different way. As I said earlier, I have always aspired to be an extremist when it comes to freedom, liberty and fighting for fiduciary responsibility. I have gone through the Report and I hope that this House will adopt recommendation of the committee that sat then – which I discussed in detail with Sen. Wako – and implement them to the fullest. I hope that the Senator for Homa Bay, who is the Chair of the Committee, but in his capacity as the Senator for Homa Bay, will ensure that these recommendations are implemented. Madam Temporary Speaker, the fact that we do not have an implementation committee should not limit our ability to follow through and ensure that recommendations of this House are implemented. Where there are instances of unlawful expenditures, the Committee recommended that those officers should be surcharged and the money recovered. That does not require an implementation committee. Even the EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should follow through; they should get this Report and ensure that those funds are recovered. As an extremist for freedom and liberty, money is being misused without proper accountability. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have looked at this Report. One of the things that I hope it is now the right time to do is on the instances where procurement rules were not followed, but where goods and services were supplied as per the details of the requisition. This Report recommends that officers be reprimanded for not following the public procurement rules and regulations and a report be submitted to the Senate on administrative action and austerity measures taken to mitigate against committal of similar offences in the subsequent financial years. Given that this is an audit report for FY 2013/2014, this House should have been given a report on the actions takenin the FY 2014/2015. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is a shame that we are the ones to table this Report. I noticed that it was signed by none other than Dr. Boni Khalwale, who was then the Chair of the Committee way back in 2015. I think there was nothing that stopped that Committee – even though the report had not been Tabled – to ensure that they follow through and even work together with the CPAIC in the county assemblies. I am still at a loss of words. Now that we are looking at the Financial Year 2013/2014, what happens to the subsequent years where similar recommendations are made? It is clear. We know that in the County Assembly of Homa Bay, there are certain officers who were arrested by the EACC. Maybe the EACC should have extended their arm and also looked at the Executive arm of the County Government of Homa Bay, because if this was happening in one office, there is no reason why it was not happening with the others. 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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