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    "id": 925528,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/925528/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Statement by my Senator, Sen. Dullo, with regards to IFMIS. Also, I almost switched off my request when I heard what Sen. M. Kajwang’ said about the other financial management systems within our counties and in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the control weaknesses are nothing new. I think it is very good that my Senator has brought up this matter because it is something we have been grappling with in the audit reports we have read when we were dealing with the governors. There is mayhem with regards to how many systems are at play. So many systems are being used, but there is mischief in how these systems are being used to suit the situation on the ground. The audit reports on the effectiveness of IFMIS revealed big negligence. It is not just the system not working, but there was negligence on the part of the users and the checks and balances as well as the levels of access that are given to different people. In the past, we saw that in certain counties people who should not be having any access within IFMIS have access to it from governors’ wives to people who do not have any authority to do this. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the lack of data safeguards is another issue. We, in the ICT Committee, had picked this and decided that we should summon the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and others in terms of own revenue collection and management systems. This is something that is very important and timely. The Committee concerned should, as Sen. M. Kajwang’ has said, broaden the scope of this Statement so that we look at all the other revenue collection systems that are being used in the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there also other different systems that counties are purchasing even where we have free systems in place from the National Treasury. I think that in as much as there are weaknesses within IFMIS, there is negligence and mischief to pick and"
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