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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "deductions from their employees. However, they never remitted the same to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), thus violating the Kenya Revenue Authority Act. Madam Temporary Speaker, my Chairman delved into the various recommendations and observations we made when looking at these reports. I want to limit my submissions to the way forward only. As we look at this, we cannot only condemn the county governments for having flouted these pieces of legislation. It is high time that this House now comes up with a programme that tries to build the capacity of the staff in these counties. We have seen the Auditor-General changing and working with these counties. This year, many counties have received qualified opinions, while some have received unqualified opinions. This does not eliminate the risk involved in funds management in the counties. It is, therefore, important that the Auditor–General himself comes up with the different types of audit. This is so that when the county governments spend these funds, they not only have to perfect the act of putting together the documentation or ensure that they go through the audit process properly, but also ensure that the little resources they are receiving can continue to improve service delivery. One of the biggest problems that we noted is that many counties were carrying out functions that are designated to the national Government. This makes the services that they are supposed to deliver to the people, like healthcare, lose out a lot. When you see counties building high schools and spending their money on projects that are supposed to be carried out by the national Government, then the health sector and Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) loses. In conclusion, Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to encourage all Members of the Senate to take time and go through all these risks. They should take the Auditor-General’s report for the three years, compare them and see where the counties are losing out. If this House approves the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) proposal on the third generation formula, many counties will lose out. If counties are not able increase their own-source revenue and set up the internal audit committees or even the budget implementations forums, most of them will lose out. I plead with my colleagues to look at this Report as well as address the assemblies on the issues and risks that will continue facing them, abetting corruption and how we need to resolve them. Finally, as I second the Motion, I want to state that unless we expedite the process of considering these reports, we will not be doing our counties any service. I hope that next time when we have such a serious Report, the House with be full so that Senators can poke holes on the work that the CPAIC is doing. They should also contribute for us to better our people. Madam Temporary Speaker, we do not summon governors so that we can have a show of supremacy. We engage them in conversations to show them how they can improve on service delivery to the people they represent. This will also ensure that we build devolution in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to second."
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