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"content": "MAINTENANCE OF HINDI-KIBAONI ROAD IN LAMU COUNTY"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing regarding the routine maintenance of the Hindi-Kibaoni road in Lamu County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide a detailed breakdown on the Kshs9,424,292.40 allocated for the Hindi-Kibaoni Road projects in the financial year 2023/2024, including breakdown of activities undertaken such as bush clearing along both sides of the road, grading services and associate costs. (2) Avail supportive documentation, including contracts, invoices and progress report to verify how funds were utilized on the Hindi-Kibaoni Road. (3) Provide details of the tendering process for the road project, including the name of the awarded contracts and the terms of contracts. (4) Explain the need assessment criteria used by the County Government of Lamu to inform the opening of the rehabilitation of the Hindi-Kibaoni road, clarifying whether any feasibility studies or cost benefits analysis were conducted before authorising the expenditure, especially considering the road's dilapidated state. (5) State measures taken by the County Government to ensure that expenditures on the road projects like the Hindi-Kibaoni road deliver value for money, noting the road's dilapidated state and the potential needs for the existing extensive rehabilitation. (6) State whether the County Government of Lamu conducted any audit or review of the project to assess its cost efficiency and effectiveness. If so, avail the results for the public scrutiny. I thank you."
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"content": "CONSTRUCTION OF MIGORI COUNTY HEADQUARTERS AND OTHER RELATED PUBLIC WORKS"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing regarding the status of the construction of Migori County Headquarters and other related public works. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide the implementation status of the Migori County Headquarters project, including adherence to approved construction requirements, costs and timelines. (2) Outline the total budgetary allocations for the project by financial year, detailing the amounts utilised since its commencement. (3) Disclose how budgetary allocations for the projects were included in the county budget estimates and supplementary budgets, providing evidence of necessary approvals for these allocations. (4) Identify the county department or agency responsible for implementing and supervising the construction works for the headquarters. (5) Furnish a list of contracted entities involved in the project, detailing their terms of reference and works completed and agreed on Key Performance Indicators, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "(KPIs). Additionally, provide information on actions taken in response to contractor non- compliance, if any. Further submit monitoring and evaluation reports conducted by the relevant county department or agency, including the status of any recommendations made in these reports, and finally- Provide a roadmap for the completion and handover of the headquarters, specifying the expired timeline and outlining anticipated efficiency gains and potential budgetary savings upon its completion."
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"content": "BUDGET ALLOCATION AND UTILISATION FOR MIGORI COUNTY FOR FY 2023/2024"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget concerning the budget allocation and utilization for the Financial Year 2023/2024 in Migori County and the measures in place to ensure effective and lawful budgeting to promote service delivery. The Office of the Controller of Budget (COB), in its annual implementation report for the Financial Year 2023/2024, raised concerns about budgeting practices in Migori County, including suboptimal implementation outcomes. There is a critical need for transparency regarding several budgetary issues highlighted in the report, as well as for the introduction of measures to ensure sound budgeting practices. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this should include compliance with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, CAP 41.2(A) and other relevant legislation, particularly the fiscal responsibility principles to promote transparency in the use of county resources and prioritise funding for effective service delivery. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Indicate whether the County Executive confirms whether it utilizes both itemized budgeting and Programme-Based Budget (PBB) framework for annual county budgeting, and whether the county expenditure is done through the IFMIS in compliance with the PFM Act 2012 and its regulations thereafter. (2) Provide a detailed breakdown of itemized budgetary allocations for the Department of Finance and Economic Planning and for the Department of Public Service Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and clearly indicate utilisation and absorption rates, as well as any in-year budget revisions, in so far known as supplementary budgets, approved by the County Assembly, especially for the Financial Year 2023/2024. (3) Submit detailed justifications for the additional recurrent budget allocations of Kshs117.499 million to the Department of Finance and Economic Planning and Kshs72.506 million to the Department of Public Service Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, as reported in the CoB Financial Year 2023/2024 report. Additionally, this must bring their total allocations to Kshs972.853 million and Kshs786.96 million, respectively for the two departments. (4) Provide detailed information on the outputs achieved or realized through the budget allocations to these two departments, particularly in light of the CoB report The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "indicating over 99.9 per cent Exchequer releases and absorption utilisation for the Financial Year 2023/2024. (5) Explain the circumstances surrounding the breach of the PFM Act 2012 regarding the fiscal responsibility principles where approved department budget allocations were 36 per cent but the actual performance by the end year was only 22 per cent as reported by the CoB, explaining corrective measures in place to ensure compliance moving forward. (6) State the steps in place to better direct county resources toward pro-poor priority programs and cap budgeting multi-practices, including ring-fencing and utilizing development allocations to ensure they are used only for development purposes in subsequent fiscal years. (7) Provide a detailed itemized budget for the Department of Finance and Economic Planning and the Department of Public Service Management as approved by the County Assembly in the Financial Year 2024/2025 outlining the expected outcomes or services for the period and provide an update on the budget performance as of November 2024 including any achieved outputs or results. I thank you."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": " Thank you. I will allow limited comments for not more than 15 minutes on these Statements. Senator for Nairobi City County."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is quite curious the number of Statements that have been brought by my colleagues and yet it is the final week of sitting. I wanted to raise a concern. The majority of the Statements that have been raised have been directed at the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation. I have counted no less than seven such Statements. At our last meeting, we had almost 30 or 50 Statements that are still pending. There is a conversation we had with the Senate Majority Leader at least during the Senate Business Committee (SBC) on what needs to happen when we resume. It would be quite unfair for---"
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