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"speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senate Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments is established pursuant to Standing Order 220 of the Senate Standing Orders and is mandated pursuant to Article 96(3) of the Constitution, to exercise oversight over national revenue allocated to county governments; and, pursuant to Article 229(7) and (8) of the Constitution, to examine the reports of the Auditor-General on the annual accounts of the county governments, to examine special reports if any of the Auditor-General on county government funds, to examine the reports if any of the Auditor-General on the County Public Investments and to exercise oversight over county public accounts and investments. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, the Committee has held a total of 92 sittings and held four retreats, and engaged with several stakeholders. I will be reporting on the activities of the Committee. I wish to provide the details of each activity as follows- (1) The County Public Accounts and Investments Committee has adopted and tabled before this House, reports on financial statements for 26 counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reports on the 26 counties are currently before this House and we are waiting for scheduling of the debate. The 26 counties include; Taita Taveta, Kitui, wajir, Mombasa, Uasin Gishu, Garrissa, Marsabit, Bomet, Meru, Bungoma, Lamu, Vihiga, Makueni, Isiolo, Mandera, Nyamira, Kiambu, Busia, Tana River, Trans Nzoia, Nyandarua, Migori, Kwale, Kisumu, Samburu and Kericho. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to report that this Committee has previously tabled and brought for adoption by the House of seven county reports and those seven have been adopted by the House. With regard to the remaining counties for 2013/2014; the Clerk of this House has put in place a special team that is currently working on the remaining ten reports so that we can bring closure to the Financial Year, 2013/2014. With regard to 2014/2015, the Committee has invited Governors and has held sittings with Governors of 28 counties. For the 28 counties, the reports are being written and the Committee is yet to adopt and bring them to the House. Being the end of the Session, it will then appear that the adoption and tabling of the 28 reports shall be done in the next Session. For 2014/2015, there are 12 counties that the Committee has considered but it is yet to complete. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, worrying about the time and the requirement on Statement time not going beyond four, you will guide me but I will try to go through this report very quickly. I also wish to report that the Committee has tabled before this House a Fiduciary Risk Report, which you will note is included in today‟s Order Paper. A Fiduciary Risk Report is an innovation of the Public Accounts and Investments Committee that provides a dashboard, a single unified view of all the audit issues that have been raised by the Auditor-General. I also wish to report on inquires undertaken by the Committee. Within this session, the Committee carried out an inquiry into the possible loss of funds through the acquisition of land LR No.78794 by the National Land Commission (NLC) for use by two public schools; Ruaraka High School and Drive Inn Primary School in Nairobi. The Committee did its inquiry, adopted the Report and tabled it in the House. The Report was debated by the House, a vote was taken and the Report was negatived. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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