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    "id": 1076733,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "I want to congratulate the Ministry of Defence for prudent utilisation of resources appropriated to them by this House. For the first time they were given an unqualified opinion by the Auditors when the audit report came out. That is good news for all of us. In the past, as a country, we have always assumed that what is given to the Kenya Army is top secret and so they did not have to be accountable. Having had an opportunity to go to some of their institutions, I can attest, on behalf of my colleagues in Parliament and Kenyans that for sure the Kenya Army is probably one of the most successful institutions we have in this country, in terms of performance and utilisation of resources and professionalism. No wonder the President is tapping into their potential and using them to instill some values and ethos into our society. He hopes that some of us will pick it up from that point and make our country great again, as it should be for the good of the generations to come. However, may I register my disappointment that, there have been some pending bills, despite the efforts by the Kenya Army. In 2019/2020 Financial Year, the Ministry closed the year with pending bills amounting to Ksh8.1billion. This is against the assumption most of us have, that Kenya Army or the Defence 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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