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    "content": "The Minister has talked of the Cabinet Paper, and use of the bank and other long- term lenders. That is a move in the right direction. By the same token, we will continue to pursue both the Ministry and the Treasury, which has become an important player in the re-opening of the factory, to ensure that we move with speed to do so. When you hear Mr. Wamalwa, Dr. Eseli and Mr. Sambu speaking so passionately, and “crying” for their people, you should know that those are the cries of their people and the people of this country. We cannot ignore them, under any circumstances. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister talked about sending a team of officials, next week, to inspect the factory. Of course, for the Minister’s information, that is another undertaking he has made to this House, and we expect it to be done. We believe that, next week, that will be done without failure, and that it will go a long way in helping us know exactly how the revival plans of the factory are going on. I would also like to thank the Minister for the co-operation he has given the Committee in this matter. He has been very punctual at all our meetings. He has always been there with his Assistant Minister, and that is the way to go. I would like other Minister to take note of how this Minister and his Assistant Minister are going about this issue because, very soon, we will be summoning many other Ministers, especially on the issue of undertakings given on the Floor of this House, but which never came to be. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, recently, there was the issue of the Budget, and we passed the Appropriation Bill yesterday. There are so many Ministries that do not finish spending their monies at the end of the financial years. You find that certain Ministries sometimes return money to Treasury. Once the Budget is passed in this House, it becomes the property of Parliament. It is a resolution of this House, and any Ministry that will fail to spend its monies will be subject to investigation by this Committee, so that they can tell us why they did not spend the money on the projects that were to be implemented. I would like to assure Mr. Sambu, who is the Member of Parliament of that area, and all other Members of Parliament, that we will continue to make sure that the undertakings given by the Minister will, at the end of the day, be fulfilled. I can assure you, Mr. Sambu, that you find solace in my Committee at all times. We also believe that the Minister and his team are going to move as fast as possible to rectify this problem. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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