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    "id": 1119371,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1119371/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for this opportunity. I want to support this Statement. It looks like the problems that KEMSA is facing are serious and endemic with time. It is unfortunate that as we talk as a country, KEMSA - because of reactionary measures that they are putting in place and because they want to protect powerful cartels within the sector especially in the Ministry of Health and also the procurement of drugs - they have decided to go for the „small fish‟. In the beginning of the year, I remember the the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the DPP and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were saying that they want to fry the „big fish‟ and not the „small fish‟. However, in this instance, it is very unfortunate that 900 ordinary junior employees within KEMSA are being sacrificed at the altar of protection of powerful individuals within Government and the KEMSA fraternity. You have heard my brother mention that the former chairperson and the board were implicated. The former chairperson who is Sen. Kembi- Gitura and the board were implicated on corruption allegations that were in KEMSA. What did the Government or the President do? They decided to transfer him to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK). How do you transfer corruption from KEMSA to CAK? Now CAK will also face corruption issues. You are not ready to fire the board that was implicated, but you are instead transferring the chairperson and rewarding him. It looks like corruption nowadays is a rewarding competition. The more corrupt you are the more rewards you will be given. The more honest you are, protecting your job and following rules and regulations that have been provided by the labor laws, then you are punished by the Government. It is very unfortunate that as we talk today, the same board that was implicated is sacrificing the junior 900 employees that depend largely on this hard-earned salary of even Kshs50,000 or Kshs100,000, but the high and mighty--- You remember when the issue of KEMSA came up senior employees were sent home on implications. Late last year after the COVID-19 millionaires heist came out, the President ordered DCI, DPP, EACC to do an investigation in 21 days. Many days and months have passed, but that report is yet to be seen and no one is yet to be prosecuted. The only thing we are seeing are these junior 900 staff who do not have a voice. The only voice they have is us the Senate. Therefore, we want to challenge the President that you told the country that the KEMSA report would be ready within 21 days and that people would be prosecuted. What is happening? Who are these people who are so powerful that they cannot be"
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