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    "id": 1162736,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, I begin by thanking the Chairperson for this very good report that he has presented before the House this afternoon. I applaud the good work of the Committee chaired by Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko. This is a marvelous job. They have pointed out a number of anomalies on how their Excellency, our governors are really mismanaging our counties and in the process presiding over misuse and plundering of public resources that are supposed to be utilised for the benefit of the people we represent. Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo- Ayacko, it is sad that you are electing to run away from the Senate and represent the people of Migori as their next governor. We would have loved to continue benefiting from this very good work which you are doing as Senator of Migori. Nevertheless, we wish you well in your next ambition of being the governor of Migori County. I hope once God blesses you with that new position, you will take good care of the resources that will be entrusted to the people of Migori through you. Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko, we cannot afford to show desperation to the people of Kenya. We cannot send the message that we are about to lose the war on corruption. We cannot afford to give the impression that impunity is about to triumph over good. I must state here that there are many cases that show that corruption, plunder of public resources and wanton theft do not pay at the end of the day. I am saying so because this afternoon, one of the governors who was impeached on the Floor of this House, hon. Mike Sonko, has just received a ban that he and members of his family should never step in the United States of America (USA). That should send a message to the other governors that once we profile you and bring it out that you are unworth of being entrusted with the funds that we send to you as a governor, other consequences will follow. It means that public money that you steal as a governor will not give you happiness. That is the message that we are getting this afternoon. There are many governors who have been arraigned in courts of law and are serving without the benefit of stepping into their offices. I have in mind the Governor of Samburu County. There are court orders stopping him from accessing the offices. That means that corruption does not pay. It sends a message that if you engage in corruption, be prepared to face the consequences. We know what has happened to a number of Kenyans whose assets have been confiscated and repossessed by the state. If our judges are listening, in the next phase, we want to see many more assets that have been bought using public resources recovered and handed back to the rightful owners. That is the people of Kenya whose taxes are finding their way to the pockets of those we have entrusted with public resources. Therefore, Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko, yesterday may not be ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win. We must win the war against corruption."
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