Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1009182,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1009182/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 227,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
        "slug": "moses-wetangula"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. My distinguished colleague from Isiolo is the Chairperson of the Committee and I am her Vice Chairperson. In my view, we have done an extremely commendable job in carrying out this inquisitorial investigation. our Members, Sen. Seneta, Sen. (Dr.) Lang’at and Sen. Mwangi from Nyandarua, are here. These Senators have put in their all in carrying out this complex and thorough investigation into a serious scandal in the Ministry of Health. One of the critical witnesses was a Minister at the time all the contracts were varied, shifting the figures from Kshs28 billion to Kshs63 billion. It is very critical that such a witness must be interrogated. We have two Principal Secretaries left to be interrogated, the former Attorney- General, Prof. Githu Muigai who has been invited and is quite eager to come and explain what he knows about these contracts because the Office of the Attorney-General must approve all contracts executed by Government Ministries and departments. Equally important, we have some witnesses, a company called ‘Esteem’ where we did not finish cross- examining and have to get to the bottom of his engagement in this affair. Asking for an extension is borne out of the complication that came with the COVID-19 pandemic after the last extension. Parliament suspended all sittings until a later date when they allowed sittings and proceedings through electronic means, via Zoom and sometimes in a better placed environment like sitting in this Chamber. I urge the House to support this request by the Committee because this is a Procedural Motion and the SBC has already processed and approved it to come to the Floor. As our rules require, it cannot take effect unless the plenary sanctions the decision of the SBC. This morning we had a meeting where we had scheduled our meeting to table our report by the 11th August, 2020. However, now we have been truncated to 4th August, 2020. We will accept that. It means we have to work even harder to make sure that the remaining hearings are done, evidence collected and collated. Above all, the report is written in a manner that conforms with the expected standards of this House. 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."
}