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    "id": 1170185,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odoyo Okelo",
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    "content": " I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was making reference to the startling revelation by the Committee on how money was being siphoned using Government agencies, with certain companies being registered abroad while the real owners are Kenyans who live here. It startles everybody how a project of this magnitude could have taken shape without the involvement of the Attorney-General. This should be notice to all State agencies and corporations. I want to give an early warning to them, now that Hon. Raila Odinga is going to be the president, that those kinds of activities will never ever be tolerated. What must be done will have to be done. If the participatory role of the Attorney- General is key, that must be put in place and his advice must be sought. An equivalent of Kshs50 billion was taken out of the country. It tells you how our morals are so different from other people out there. What the Committee is saying is that it is a company out there that wrote to Kenyan authorities, advising them of over-payment. The company was over-paid for reasons that it could not understand. And it took 30 months to provide information on where the excess money could be channelled back to. That tells you there was more than meets the eye in this project. These are the things that we must confine in our history books so that together we can come up with a new country. Finally, let me thank the people of Nyando most sincerely for giving me the mandate to serve them from 2017. I am sure they are going to give me the mandate a second time to champion their ideals to 2027. I wish everybody in this House great success. Those who are moving to the next ladder, such as my friend Hon. Abdullswamad, I wish you well. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know you very well and I have visited Luanda Constituency. When word goes round that you are around Luanda, the whole centre comes to a standstill because of their love for you. Three months ago, I visited your constituency with the 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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