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"content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the adoption of the Report by PIC. Just across me is the indomitable Chair, the MP for Mvita, whom I have just learnt is vying for governorship. I do not know but should it be so, I wish him well. If I were a voter in Mombasa, I would not hesitate to vote for him. Thank you, Hon. Abdullswamad. Two aspects have impressed me in this Report - the general perspective to the Report and the specific perspective to the Report. Generally, the Committee has given work to the Committee on Implementation in terms of pursuing the DCI, EACC and investigative agencies to make sure they conclude the matter since they are the experts on various audited figures. What I would want to ask them also is to add on the Report by the Auditor-General. In as much as they were working on the figures by the Auditor-General, her opinion is very important so that the institutions can use it. I would want to be very specific and take an example of about three or four parastatals which have been mentioned in the 23rd Report of PIC. When you look at that Report, there is the view on Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS). When you look at what the Report has come up with, it is the colossal sum of 330 acres which, in the books of KEPHIS are owned by KEPHIS. However, KEPHIS itself is only occupying 120 acres which they have fenced. Two hundred and ten acres are allotted to people who the Committee is not able to establish, but is asking the National Land Commission (NLC) to pursue and make sure they get the land back to KEPHIS. This is an agency under the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. The role it plays is very key in terms of having that land so that they can have some test samples and plant some produce which they can use as samples to research on. This land could have been grabbed or given away by the Government. I feel that kind of position should be reversed. The appetite by the Government to give out land which ordinarily belongs to institutions must stop. Therefore, as we adopt this Report, I will be asking the Committee on Implementation to make sure that they engage NLC to the letter so that this land is reversed back to KEPHIS or it is given to the rightful owners. That way, the operations of the organization will be resumed once and for all. At the same time, it is my prayer that all institutions are fenced. If they have fences, it stops grabbers or anyone with an appetite for land from trespassing. Another agency which has been singled out is the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). There are quite a number of title deeds valued at about Kshs313,400,000 belonging to the organization. However, the institution has been invaded by third parties and private developers due to lack of title deeds for most of its parcels of land. It is the same thing that the Committee is pointing out, that the KPA land has been invaded. It does not mean KPA in Mombasa alone. It also means KPA in Nairobi, KPA in Kisumu, KPA in Nakuru and KPA in Eldoret. The organisation is all over. Once the land of KPA is invaded, it means future plans of the country in terms of port authority operations are going to be hampered. Therefore, I feel this is a good thing especially touching on land. Let it be addressed through the Committee on Implementation. The third agency I would want to talk about is the Kenya Investment Authority. We can see the figures which the Chair has brought up from a small figure of Kshs217,152 to Kshs10,251,977. I can see a good mathematician, Hon. Babu Owino, is here. He can look at the number and see how many times it has been raised. This is an abnormal figure that is being attributed to an officer of the Government who is the former CEO and now the current Deputy Governor of Kericho. I feel this is a serious thing which I want to support the Committee in terms of making sure that if, indeed, there was misdeed, it is important as pointed out by the PIC 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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