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    "content": "2012. How do you write those things when you have never had any experience anywhere? You are told that a young man who just graduated last year, because of the powers that be, or the Governor is their relative; he is given the job of the director of planning. What can you do, my friend? Nothing! So, counties, the national Government and the Senate here must make sure that counties do their work properly. If you just give money, and there is no action taken against misuse of these funds---. Some officers should go to jail. When people have found themselves in jail; that is the time the others fear, and they say, “ mamboyameharibika hapa” . Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am mixing Kiswahili and English. When there is misuse of funds at the national, county and every level, then the agencies that are charged with dealing with corruption and criminal activities should perform their duties accordingly so that Kenya can change. If we continue with the current trend, then we will also be in trouble ourselves. Also, there are no internal audit mechanisms in most counties. You know what the external auditors usually do. As a former civil servant, I know what they used to do. When they come to you, you just talk to them and everything becomes okay. The report is manufactured to your benefit. A country which continues like that will never progress anywhere. It will not go far. So, the external and internal auditors should be renumerated in such a way that at least, they are self-sufficient and they do not need to take bribes. However, if we continue the way we are now, then, unfortunately, we will be in trouble. The issue of pending bills has been mentioned by many. The rules are there. You are not supposed to go and give contracts when you do not have that money in the budget. However, officers have learnt how to go around it. They put 10 per cent of the money they are supposed to give in the budget. They give a contract of Kshs 100 million when they only have Kshs 10 million in their account. Then they say they will budget for it in the next financial year. That is what happens in some of these places. Then the next government which comes in is supposed to pay Kshs 1 billion. Wajir County has Kshs 1 billion in terms of pending bills. How do you take care of that one? The one who comes in will put that money there. The locals will suffer. Some of the jobs have been done and others have not been done, yet people have taken their 10 per cent. So, the Senate has to find a way of dealing with these things. Otherwise, we will just be wasting our time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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