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    "id": 1157794,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157794/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "I have seen a clip going round from the President of the neighbouring country, the Republic of Tanzania, her Excellency Madam Suluhu, where she asks politicians to explain to the people how the Russia/Ukraine war is affecting the price of fuel. But it is also good for us to explain to the people of Kenya that as much as there is an implication from the Ukraine/Russia war, as a House and as a country, we put safeguard measures against such eventualities. We created the Consumer Protection Fund with the Petroleum Development Fund which as we heard yesterday that the Ministry announced that they have already paid about Ksh8.2 billion to oil marketers to compensate them. The crisis in this country has emanated from Government’s failure to pay oil marketing companies. When tax-payers’ money is put in a fund, the National Treasury and the Ministry in charge cannot misappropriate that money. We have seen reports that have been tabled in this House by the Auditor-General that stipulate how money has been misappropriated from the Petroleum Development Fund to government agencies. We have also heard of a mysterious unnamed private entity that has benefitted from this money. Therefore, as we explain to Kenyans that the Russian/Ukraine war has had an effect, we must be truthful and honest to our people and tell them that we are in the problem we are in today because of failure by Government to ensure that the fund that has been put in place to protect consumers is not misused. It is misuse and misappropriation of these funds that has got us into this crisis. I ask as a House …."
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