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    "id": 1276859,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sirisia, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Koyi",
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": "At some point, I was a member of the Committee on Implementation and I witnessed some of these things. Once we have debated and passed this Report, the Committee on Implementation should take the initiative to ensure that what we have passed is implemented. The Committee is letting Kenyans down. Kenyans need to have value for their money because they pay taxes. Currently, it is hard to get money; Kenyans are hard hit. The projects we are talking about that are incomplete 35 years later, may be partly our fault. Since it is this House that allocates the money, we also take the blame. For example, we have been allocating money to Kenya Airways (KQ) every year. We keep allocating between Ksh20 and Ksh50 billion, which is syphoned by some people. Even this year, we have allocated money to KQ. We need to check into this issue so that our work in the House is perfect. We should avoid situations where the public talks ill about us because we misdirect money to some institutions that do not utilise resources well. I support this Report by the Committee as authored under the Chairmanship of Hon. Jack Wamboka. They have done a good job. As Members, we need to seriously talk about the issue of tribalism in this country because we are the representatives of the people. Additionally, the issue of gender is also very important. Many women in this country can manage our finances properly more than men. In most administrative areas where they have been, they are not as crude as men. Men can just decide to embezzle funds but a woman will not. And even if she decides to steal, she will take very little. But a man can steal billions of shillings and will not care. As a House, we need to make sure that women of this country are placed in good positions so that they manage the resources of this country. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support."
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