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    "id": 927338,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/927338/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wundanyi, WDM – K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Danson Mwashako",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13509,
        "legal_name": "Danson Mwashako Mwakuwona",
        "slug": "danson-mwashako-mwakuwona"
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    "content": "The Office of the Auditor-General is very important for this country at this point in time when the whole country is looking at how to fight corruption and how to make sure that money in billions… We are told that this country loses in excess of Kshs330 billion though corruption every year. The moment the Auditor-General gets qualified report from the auditors that are being recommended by the PAC - that is PKF Kenya - it will generate enough confidence in all the Government agencies, departments and ministries. They will realise that the Auditor-General understands the role that he undertakes on behalf of the people of this country. The only sad bit about all this is that we are asking PKF Kenya to audit the Auditor-General on a number of financial years, that is, 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. We do not know how long this will take. We want to believe that the PKF Kenya, being the professionals they are, will deliver this Report in good time to help Parliament and the country at large appreciate that, indeed, we have a qualified accountant who runs the office of the Auditor-General. In the Budget that we passed last month, we increased the allocation to the Office of the Auditor-General. I sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee and when the Auditor- General appeared before us, he presented a very convincing case why we need to support his Office more by giving it more resources to undertake its mandate. As we do this, we must push the Auditor-General to deliver to Parliament reports that are up to date. We are always looking at historical financial reports that do not help the country. There is a stalemate on the Division of Revenue Bill. The Constitution provides for a minimum of 15 per cent of the audited financial accounts to be given to counties. The figure of Kshs316.5 billion that we passed is in excess of 35 per cent, but we know it is based on audited financial accounts for the Financial Year 2014/2015. We should be up to date. We should be talking about the audited financial accounts of 2017/2018, so that we can base our numbers on current scenarios in the country. For sure, our budgets grow fast, but allocations are based on audited financial accounts of the 2014/2015 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}