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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 the opportunity. to second this Motion.From the outset, one of the things that I would like to note and which I should have noted for the other reports that I have seconded, is that at this particular time, financial responsibility was all under the executive because the county assemblies were not semi-autonomous as they are now. That semi-autonomy was given to them on 1stJuly, 2015. Madam Temporary Speaker, the same issues that we observed on the reports of the other counties – which Senator Amos Wako has said were occasioned by lack of capacity – are the same issues that we are noticing in the observations and recommendations that the Committee came up with. One of the most disturbing issues is that of imprest. I am not so sure whether this imprest was ever recovered. The challenge we have is where we now recommend that this has to be recovered. One of the General Recommendations by the Committee then was that the imprest which had been given to the MCAs should be recovered. However, we are not aware of the status. It is only from 2014 by the time this Audit was done and by the time the Committee sat and interrogated the county assembly and also the Governor on whether there was any evidence to show that that Imprest had been surrendered. Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree with Sen. Kajwang’ that now, a sub- committee will have to follow up and ensure that these recommendations are fully implemented. It is imperative for the people of Kisii to note that they will now be paid and those ones who never surrendered that imprest will now have to surrender it plus interest. It is important that we follow the rule of law to the latter. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not agree completely with my colleagues that there was an issue of capacity in terms of the accounting officers. These accounting officers belong to professional bodies. They were working in different department of the national Government, including the Treasury before they were seconded to the county governments. We have institutions in this country, like the Kenya School of Government (KSG), which trains these people on different regulations. 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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