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    "id": 1013767,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud)",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need the Committee, in those extra 30 days, to come with the recommendations that are actionable. Of course, that will go to the standing Committees. Our report must be powerful so that this Government is told what needs to be done at its various levels. The worry is that we are told, with the pandemic, there appeared some “COVID millionaires”. It is shame on the system that benefits from people's misfortunes. When the report comes, let us not whitewash, so that we shame those people who are behind it. Apart from the COVID-19 funds given to counties, we need also to audit the funds given to the national Government. We are told that even donations have been stolen. We also heard that the Kshs4.5 billion was being borrowed daily in the name of COVID-19. Due to all this, the work that has been done by the Committee must be finalized and recommendations put into actions that will guide this country on how to proceed thereafter. We do not want the things that happened. Last night, I watched the debate by President Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden on how the President dealt with it. It was one of the main agenda, which was a big crisis. Going forward, the way this country dealt with COVID-19, the leadership in the counties, the Executive and various Ministries should be an issue for this country. It must be an issue so that if a crisis of this nature appears another time, we will know how to deal with it. It should not be just whitewashed. I know that this House, unlike the other House, has decided to come up with this Committee. I was sitting in the Senate Business Committee when this idea was brought. The idea was that after we do this, we have a Joint Committee with the National Assembly. Of course, they did not want it. Let us run away with this. We have a fantastic job. Let us make sure that our report is something of substance; a report that can be actionable. I support."
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