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    "id": 1161377,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "public money. That public money should be investigated so that at least people can get value for money. Madam Deputy Speaker, we do not have a Committee on Implementation in this Parliament. I hope the subsequent Parliaments will come up with one and then take over these reports from each Committee of the House and follow through to make sure that recommendations are implemented. We have very good recommendations and I reiterated them when I was moving this report. They were advised clearly by the observations that we made. If you find that there is a delay in the disbursements of DANIDA funds and then there is delay in the utilisation of those funds, then why do you not create a situation whereby when those funds reach the counties, they are immediately utilized? We hope that we can at least follow up. The other day I saw the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EACC really coming out clearly and saying that they have not been sleeping on their job. That they are also required to get approval from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). I hope these two offices and the DCI can actually work together. It is evil for certain public officers to enrich themselves using money which has actually been donated, set aside or disbursed to help people during a pandemic. We saw what came out during the KEMSA investigations. I hope that we can be creative when it comes to amending the existing legislations to seal all those loopholes that were created by people who sponsored those legislations. I call upon all Senators to come and adopt this report. If we do that, it will not end up being a report moved by Sen. Olekina, seconded by Sen. Farhiya and commented on by Sen. Omogeni. Madam Deputy Speaker, I pray that it will be a report of the Senate that took into account the good work that the Senate Committee on Health did. It will be noted that the Committee tried to put some sense into how funds were spent or even interrogated governors and recommended that they should actually follow certain steps. All the comments which were made can really enrich their moving forward in ensuring that in future, when we have a pandemic or emergency and funds are allocated, those funds will be used properly. I am sure investigating agencies or even the Committee on Health can find these recommendations useful in the implementation of this report. Finally, I do not see one of the Whips on the other side. However, I hope the Senate Majority Deputy Whip will be able to whip Members so that we can adopt it. Madam Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.61, I beg that putting of the question be deferred to another time."
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