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    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi East, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Jessica Mbalu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to second the Report on the Examination of the Auditor General’s Report on the Financial Statements for the National Government. This is a Report by the Public Accounts Committee. I must start by thanking and congratulating the very able Chairperson, Hon. Opiyo, who has led us very well with our team of Members. I join the Members in congratulating those who are Members of that Committee. They sat down and did very good work. The work is being seen in this voluminous document PAC has come up with. The Committee also wishes to thank and reiterate what the Chair has said - to thank the Office of the Speaker, the Office of the Clerk, the Office of the Director of Committees and the staff for the assistance. What the House should know and note is that we had over 76 sittings. We burnt the midnight oil to complete this Report. For the 2015/2016 Financial Year, we are at about 75 per cent through. As the Chair said, we will very soon be reporting to the House on the Financial Year 2015/2016. This Report as has been moved will benefit the country. We will be able to use it to disburse money to the counties on the basis of Article 203 of the Constitution. It uses the latest approved revenues as the basis for allocating funds to the counties. I am sure the relevant MDAs will also be required to read it and see what they must improve in the coming years. I must congratulate the Office of the Auditor-General. They must receive a very important mention for their diligence and professionalism. The Committee purely relies on Reports of the AG. The PAC serves after we take evidence from the accounting officers to confirm the comments of the Auditor-General's annual Report. The Committee also reports on major irregularities that we establish. We make recommendations on necessary corrective actions. Very important to note is that PAC has, on several occasions, came across very mischievous accounting officers. They sometime do not appear before the Committee as we indicate or summon them. They give us excuses. Others come unprepared. We have made recommendations on how those accounting officers should conduct themselves in future when they are summoned by PAC. It is not just PAC but other Committees. This is pursuant to the National Assembly’s Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act (No. 29 of 2017). That is so that we can make a statement on them. The PAC examines financial matters that have already happened. It may not be of much use because we detect crimes after they have happened. I urge the Departmental Committees to tighten their oversight screws on the implementation of programme-based budgets; and to call 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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