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    "id": 685532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. H.K. Njuguna",
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        "legal_name": "Humphrey Kimani Njuguna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to support the Report. Mismanagement of public money is a very serious matter in this country. In the last 15 years, we have had several scandals starting with the Anglo Leasing, which to date has never been concluded; the maize scandal; acquisition of cemetery land by the then Nairobi City Council in 2010 and, the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal. We are now talking about the YEDF scandal and yet these are billions of taxpayers’ money. I have mentioned in the past that when Kenya got Independence in 1963, we were at par with a country like Malaysia but today, it is three times the size of our economy because of good management of its public funds. It is a very serious matter when we set aside funds to assist the youth, because we think it is a core area in terms of employment, development and giving them entrepreneurial skills for the same funds to be mismanaged to the extent that the youth cannot even access them for their intended purposes. I am trying to collaborate this with whatever else has been happening, for instance, in the Women Enterprise Development Fund and the NYS where the public lost a lot of money. Kenyans are now demanding for social and economic justice because the taxpayers’ money is at stake. The recommendations by the PIC should be implemented. We have passed many recommendations in this House but they are gathering dust elsewhere because they are not implemented. If we want to drive this country to the envisaged Vision 2030 and catch up with The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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