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    "id": 968078,
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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": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to state that I agree with the Acting Cabinet Secretary (CS) for National Treasury and Planning proposal to Parliament to stop the release of funds to the counties that were mentioned. I also rise to say that I agree with the Auditor -General’s Report that analyzed pending bills in county governments. When this Report came to the House and tabled, it was brought before the Committee on Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC). We have sat with close to 20 governors trying to understand the numbers that are in that Report. We sat with the former Auditor-General, Edward Ouko and the Controller of Budget before they left office. I believe county governments are holding on to cash that belongs to people who have done legitimate business with those county governments and it is time that this House and the National Treasury took certain drastic measures to force county governments to pay. Stoppage of funds to county governments will not affect salaries. In fact, the PFM Act Section 97 says that the stoppage cannot exceed 50 per cent of funds that are due to go to the counties. 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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