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    "id": 1277008,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga County, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adagala Beatrice",
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    "content": " I know she is overexcited because she is my aunt. I am a niece to the Suba. She is happy to see the daughter speaking and taking over from her. She is now handing over the mantle to me. I have also noted the time she comes to this House. I will always be here at this time so that you see the mother versus daughter debate. Let me go back to the Report. This is a very good Report. I want to see the Public Finance Management Act of 2015 being followed to the letter. Most public officers flout these rules and as a result, Kenyans are losing money. Why should a public officer who awards tenders wrongly still hold office? Some companies have been awarded tenders and they do not complete them. We went to Industrial Area to check on a building which has taken years to complete and even the contractors have withdrawn from the site yet a consultant is still there making money and charging the Government for nothing. The oversight committees should be serious and I am sure we are going to save money as a country. At the end of it, this will improve our economy. I want to ask all oversight committees that oversee State departments and parastatals to be keen on the Auditor-General’s reports. So far, we have seen several agencies that have lost money through poor tendering processes. Some of them do not follow the PFM Act 2015. It is high time the oversight committees took charge and worked on the Auditor-General’s reports. The officers in charge of these agencies who have flouted the law should be surcharged. The Government should not lose money through such schemes. As I have said, we visited another Government institute in Industrial Area where the contractor has already left yet the consultant is still on site. Instead of my aunt, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, who is a renowned senior lawyer, going to the streets, she should be in this House assisting us to oversee the Government. Once the Government is put in check, I am very sure we will save a lot of money and corruption will be unheard of. The Government will do its job and the Opposition will be overseeing its actions. I also want to spare a few minutes for my aunt. I know she wants to contribute and I will now oversee her as she talks. I want to leave it there. I support Hon. Wamboka and the Committee. Keep it up, Hon. Wamboka. As a party leader of the Amani National Congress (ANC), I welcome you to the ANC. I do not want you to be an Independent Member of Parliament."
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