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    "id": 976622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/976622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 347,
        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
        "slug": "ochilo-ayacko"
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. My county is one of the counties whose records were burnt sometime in 2017. I remember my governor appearing before the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) and he was asked to avail the documents. We know that fires do occur and in law, it is expected that a fire may burn anything. However, the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act is very specific that county financial records must be backed up. In fact, it is an offence not to back them up. It is expected that somebody might even bomb the county offices, but it is not envisaged that the records would disappear. I want to ask those responsible for this to initiate or cause the responsible offices like the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to initiate prosecution against these executives for not backing up these documents. We know that fires do happen; it could be accidental, willful or anything but, to say that records cannot be traced for public funds that were spent, is the height of joking or bad manners. These governors must be made to avail the records. If they did not back 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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