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    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to also make my contribution on this Report. First, I would like to thank the Committee chaired by Hon. Wandayi for an excellent job. The Report is well detailed and very clear and precise on matters of financial resources of the State. Secondly, the Committee has also done a good job to ensure that these reports are presented in good time. If we are now discussing the FY 2017/2018, it means the Committee is almost catching up with time. Previously, reports would be given that were six to 10 years behind. So, the Committee really deserves commendation. In the Report, the Committee has pointed out major anomalies. In fact, as Hon. Eseli Simiyu said, the Report sounds like a work of fiction. There are incredible things that happen in this country using State resources. It is imperative to note that resources that the Government uses are taxes paid by Kenyan citizens. And that is the purpose for which representation is elected. In fact, all Members of Parliament are employed by the taxpayers to ensure that taxpayer money is protected. So, when you read a report like that, you realise that it looks like one of our major responsibilities is not being executed properly. Maybe that is why the public are constantly fighting Members of Parliament on issues of salary, allowances and mileage claims. The public are constantly fighting because they cannot see value for their money. When they get representation, they expect those people that they elect to ensure that their taxes are used properly. I have noted numerous cases of corruption. In the last Parliament I served as a member of the Departmental Committee for a short while. Actually, I did not finish a financial year. That was the only Departmental Committee I ever served on. The kind of scandals I came across were shocking. We went on a fact-finding mission to Mombasa and found that the Government had procured mobile clinics which were actually containers at costs that were more than 10 times the actual value. Up to now, those clinics are still gathering dust and rust in some yard at the Coast. It is really unfortunate that our biggest problem as a country is corruption. A lot of Kenyans in positions of authority are greedy. They are not content with what they have. We need to find a solution to this problem. We said that we need to get some people into jail. The President came to this House and said he was going to ensure that he sends people to jail. This House gave him a standing ovation for like five minutes, because we thought that maybe that is what the country needs. How many years down the road and very little has been done? People go to court and 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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