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    "id": 893712,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity. I thank the Chair of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, my good friend, Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud, for ensuring that there is flow of information, in good time, on how the exchequer is released to our counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of us represent counties where the county executive led by the governor, wish that they never had a Senator. So, getting this kind of accurate information from a source other than the Office of the Controller of Budget is a timely decision. It is also a milestone achievement on the part of this Committee. I request the same Committee to find a way of having similar information shared contemporaneously with the county assemblies who also carry out oversight role. Without this information, they are unable to contribute to our overall oversight activities. Therefore, it is important to share with them the same kind of information that we expect from the Office of the Controller of Budget. There are also other pieces of information that are important to have. Audit is carried out in our counties. However, we wait for one or two years for these audited accounts to be tabled. That is when we start to interrogate and interact with audit activities. Therefore, it is important for the relevant Committee to equally work with the Office of the Auditor-General so that it is able to share with us their plans and activities. This is because some of us are repository of good information that can be useful for audit. Otherwise, I conclude by saying that without accurate, timely and adequate information, we as a Senate, are hamstrung and unable to effectively carry out the work that is mandated by the Constitution."
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