{"id":924635,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/924635/?format=json","text_counter":512,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Olekina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":407,"legal_name":"Ledama Olekina","slug":"ledama-olekina"},"content":"Madam Temporary Speaker, this puts us in a very difficult situation. When the Judiciary says that the Senate has no business to look at issues of own-source revenue, it opens up a window where governors will continue spending own-source revenue, and they are not answerable to the Senate or the county assemblies. These are serious issues that this House must take into consideration. I hope that all Senators – the specially- elected and the individual head of delegations – will take their time and ask themselves where their county stands. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the Financial Year 2014/2015, 25 counties received a disclaimer of opinion. In the Financial Year 2015/2016, that number only went down by three counties, and 22 counties received the same disclaimer of opinion. That means that many counties lost money and accumulated a lot of debt, which the Auditor-General is questioning. Additionally, most of the counties deducted the statutory 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."}