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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also join you in welcoming Members back from the relatively short recess. In response to the reports that have been tabled by the Senate Majority Leader, Article 229(7) of the Constitution requires the Auditor-General to table them before Parliament, or the relevant county assembly. The key words are to ‘the relevant county assembly.’ I wish to beg your decision and direction on which reports from the Auditor- General ought to be tabled before this House and those that should be tabled before the county assemblies. The fund reports that he has tabled, from our experience from the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), each county has an average of 10 funds. These are mortgage, car loans, bursary, youth and women funds. That brings it to a total of 470 reports per year. The question is: Should all these 470 reports come to the Senate? I f they came to the Senate, what action or decision is expected of the Senate? Does the Senate have the capacity to treat and consider these reports? As you make your determination, you might want to refer to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, Section 116(7) that talks about administration of county funds. In that particular section, we passed the law and gave powers to the administrator of county funds to prepare statements for those funds, to submit statements of those funds to the Auditor-General and to submit statements of those funds to county assemblies. The assumption was that county assemblies would deal with county funds while the Senate would deal with the other very excellent report that he has tabled before us. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take note that for the very first time, the Auditor-General has presented a summarized report for the year. He has been presenting disintegrated reports 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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