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    "id": 1208161,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1208161/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Fafi, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Farah Yakub",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to support the Motion and Report by the Committee. The matter of Public Investments Management Regulations is of great importance to this country. I believe the loss of money through corruption has been precipitated by lack of regulations. For me, the most important thing that attracted my attention is the information system. Most projects done by the county governments and national Government are scattered all over. There is no information system apparatus to follow up these projects. As parliamentarians, our work of oversight has been curtailed by lack of an information system. I think this is of great importance to us. Most public investment projects done through World Bank like Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Projects (KDRDIP), Hunger Safety Net Programme, Climate Smart Agriculture, and other needy projects are scattered all over and it is difficult for us to oversee them. We have to run from one place to another. This will give us a quick platform, enable transparency, oversight, and accountability not only for Members of the National Assembly but all Kenyans. The other aspect is project evaluation, initiation and implementation. This will give us a clear path on where the project stands, how it come into inception, where it is heading, the status of payments and other aspects. I think the Report and regulations forwarded by the Committee are of much importance to us and will help the Government. These regulations are long overdue and should have been there before investments were made. Most of the debts we are having cannot be accounted for. That is why you see some Cabinet Secretaries say they will bring reports but they are hidden under the tables or somewhere they cannot locate. So, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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