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    "id": 1399492,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1399492/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": ". Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are aware of even the Controller of Budget (CoB). I would like them to come clean. When a county makes a requisition, the office of the CoB asks them what they want to do and they give a schedule. They then release monies to the counties after paying a certain percentage. We have allegations that some CoB staff own houses in Karen, Runda and Kileleshwa, even in Dubai where they have private summer homes. This is because they are colluding with county governments to release money that is made under requisition. Some of the officers and not the Controller of Budget, are going rogue. That is why governors are misusing and plundering resources. What is the EACC doing about it? Nothing. Yesterday, I saw them releasing a report that said that Nyamira leads in bribery and which county and ministry leads in bribery or corruption allegations. However, after releasing a report, what next? The EACC has never told the country what they are doing in the fight against corruption, yet under the Constitution, they have an obligation to fight corruption in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have many laws like the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act and many laws in the fight against corruption. The chicken must"
}