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    "id": 943993,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibiru",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Reubenson Kibiru",
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    "content": "Before the Auditor-General goes to Tharaka-Nithi County, for example, we recommend that we should allow any member of the public, who has an issue that they would want to highlight to do so. This is because the people who live there know where things are not going well. They maybe allegations, but it is very important that the Auditor-General digs into them and finds out the truth. For example, if the cows in Kamweti were bought at an exorbitant price and are now not performing or not being taken care of--- That is the story in Kirinyaga County, but you will find that when the Auditor-General goes there, he may not sample that specific area. We probably need to make a recommendation that the citizens of a county should be informed of the Auditor-General’s intention, so that if there is anybody with an issue, they can raise it with him. That will bring in checks and balances. This is because the Auditor-General is a human being and may not be very thorough. The other issue that has come up – and I heard the Chairman allude to - is that there is not one governor who takes the audit process seriously. The process of audit is that the auditor comes for the initial meeting, after which they do the sampling and audit. They then give the county the management letter. After being given the management letter, it is expected that the county staff, who are concerned with issue of finance, will be able to answer and clarify issues on the management letters. After that, there is an exit meeting, where the auditor sits down with the county staff and says whether or not they are satisfied with the response on the issues that they had raised on the management letter. They then conclude. 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."
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