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    "id": 1034104,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "these talents. However, when these projects were being rolled out, we came to understand that they became a cash cow for some people. Briefcase companies were given work they did not have the capacity to do. Others were just given mobilisation funds and they disappeared. Others had not even started. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we went to some of these stadia, we found that whatever was on record with Sports Kenya and the Ministry was not what was on the ground. We also discovered that some of the works which were being done were duplicated in that some stadia were being done by county government and Sports Kenya was also chipping in. Sports Kenya could not put a boundary as to what they have done and what the county governments have done. For example, Kinoru Stadium in Meru has that problem. Kakamega Stadium has a similar problem. So does Machakos Stadium. At Wote, nothing had started at all but they were saying that they had done 30 per cent of the works. We only found tractors there. We went to Marsabit and the contractor was nowhere to be seen. Sports Kenya was telling us that they had done 30 per cent. Therefore, whatever was on the ground was not what is in their books. That is why, as a Committee, we are requesting the Auditor-General and even the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to go out there and get to know who gave out the contracts, under what criteria they were given and how much money was spent in each case. A lot of money has gone down the drain, according to what we witnessed. It also appeared that when the projects were being given out, Sports Kenya or the Ministry wanted to bite more than they could chew. They started building so many stadia across the country since 2015/2016 but to date, the only stadia where we can go and watch football or athletics are Kinoru Stadium, Kakamega Stadium and Nyayo National Stadium. In all the others there is just grass growing in the bush, a few tractors and equipment. Therefore, if proper audit is done on this one, you will find that a lot of money has been wasted. The Chairperson has alluded to this and he has read out the figures. Whatever they have written in their report, and the percentages of works done, does not tally with what is on the ground. Contractors at some stadia have been given over 50 per cent of the contract sum but the work that has been done is only 25 per cent. When we went again to them and called the Ministry, they told us that they had started a multi-agency program where they had involved the Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs), the County Governors, other sports stakeholders and the Permanent Secretary (PS) to oversee the stadia projects. On the other hand, the contractors were saying that they did not have the money to do the work. The DCCs or County Commissioners are there to just ensure that the work is done but the persons who are supposed to do the work have no money with which to do it. Some contractors have no capacity to undertake the works. They hired tractors and other equipment. It is quite a fuss. So, we need to look into this matter seriously. The Auditor-General and EACC should come in and save Kenya from the predicament of losing public funds to unscrupulous people, who are not interested in delivering whatever they are supposed to deliver but to put public money into their pockets. I second."
}