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"content": "Ladies and gentlemen; Senators, please, can I have your attention? One contractor is receiving Kshs28 billion. That is the sort of money that we distributed to over ten counties as sharable revenue. That person refuses to show up, sends you written submissions and you do not say something adverse about him. Surely! Mr. Speaker, Sir, I like everything and let us give credit where it is due. This Committee has not spared any effort in identify chapter by chapter as to the mistakes that were done, step by step. They have. Even if Sen. Kang’ata stands here and says everything that he wants to say about IKM Advocates, the fact of the matter is that in law you cannot rectify retrospectively a mistake that has been committed or a criminal charge. That crime was committed when you awarded them the tender without following the process. Even if the Attorney General, and he is right for the first time, sanctions, we should name the Attorney General. Dear Members, for the amount of money we have spent as a country in this, we would have bought ventilators and a lot of thing as has been pointed out by Sen. Wetangula. Let me tell you why you should name these people. Somebody procures on leasing a linen trolley. Omondi in Burma Market can make linen trolleys for us at a limited cost. The cost that has been incurred here is not enough to attach the assets of such people. It is not enough to prosecute them or raid their houses. I am waiting for a time, like Smith & Ouzman, where the father and the son go to jail. Their property is confiscated and sold, and ambulances are purchased. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not take long; I hope I can finish with this. This is the criminal enterprise. Dear Senators, these people are going to spend money even in this Senate, so that we do not say these things. Let me just put them on record, just in case they were thinking of giving me money not to say this. The cost of an instrument trolley is Ksh15,000, and they sold it to Kenya at Kshs269,000. The cost of a linen trolley is Kshs25,000, and they sold it to Kenya at Kshs306,000. The cost of a patient stretcher is Kshs30,000, and they gave it to us at Kshs2 million. A resuscitation trolley is Kshs50,000, and they gave it to us at Kshs1.6 million. A stitching removal set is Kshs5,000, and they gave it to us at Kshs398,000. A drip stand that can be made by Jua Kali artisans and Kazi kwa Vijana at Kshs5,000 cost, they gave it to us at Kshs398,000. A drip stands at Kshs5,000 and a spotlight at Kshs800, was given to us at Kshs1.4 million. A stethoscope is Kshs12,000 and they gave it to us at Kshs1.2 million. A microwave was imported at Kshs20,000 and they gave it to us at Kshs1.2 million. That is unbelievable. The washing basin that you find in Burma Market at Kshs800, they sold it to us at an average cost of Kshs1.3 million. A baby cot that you find in Burma Market at Kshs25,000, they sold it to us at Kshs1.4 million. An electric kettle that costs Kshs15,000, they sold it to us at Kshs1.2 million. You fail to name these people. You are taking them to EACC? Unless you want Rev. Wabukala to pray for these characters as we are shooting them. These people must be named on the Floor of this Senate. 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."
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