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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bonchari, UPA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Onchoke",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to support this Motion. I invite us to think of Kenya, which is known to be a first country in many respects. Kenya has the best athletes internationally and is the economic superpower in the East African region. People come here to study our economic and financial systems as well as governance in terms of how we run our public affairs. Many young nations in the region come here to learn how we do many things. Much has been given to Kenya and to those that much has been given, much is expected. Can you think of a situation of a regional superpower, Kenya, called upon to discharge an obligation in a peacekeeping mission then we say that we cannot? We know that we have very good men and women in KDF. What lets us down sometimes is equipment, but we have an opportunity to address this matter. This is not the first time we are creating a fund. There are over 200 funds that have been created in this country. We also have the technology and knowledge of putting in place systems, internal controls and everything else to ensure that these funds are properly managed. In any case, these Regulations come under the auspices of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. The Act has enough safeguards for all public funds. Therefore, if any weaknesses are noticed along the way, the Act will address them. Unfortunately, in public financial management or accounting, sometimes controls come after bad things have happened. However, that is not to say that we cannot create any funds to be more efficient in providing the technology, logistics and equipment that our KDF require. If Kenya is first in many respects and we want to retain that status, we must pay a price for it. That means that whenever we are called upon to provide services in peacekeeping missions, we should be ready, not just with trained men and women but we must give them the equipment. You cannot go to war without equipment. This Fund seeks to serve that purpose thus we cannot deny them that. Besides, we are putting regulations in place to govern this Fund so that it is used properly and accounted for efficiently. This will ensure that KDF does not go to the battlefield without equipment. With those remarks, I support that we approve these Regulations."
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