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    "id": 1418282,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "integrity in its management. I say so because, more often than not, public institutions are consumed by the integrity issues that are common in the public sector. I think that is a good thing to pursue. We see it in Kenya Airways. The Chairperson also mentioned the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). I always hope that I will stop seeing those big tankers on the roads, so that all those goods are actually transported by SGR. That is a diversion. That recommendation is good. The other recommendation is that they have a lot of land which they can sell to offset some of their debts and be self-sufficient. It can be privatized and necessary caution put in place. If it is privatized, there should be majority shareholding by the Government so that we can stabilize and protect it. I am really happy with the Report. The Committee found that the Managing Director of EPRA was kind-of a victim of witch-hunt and recommended that, that person should continue working. We must be careful not to destabilize officers because of where they come from. Finally, the issue of unsecured land holdings in Government institutions is a big one, and the Report has brought it out clearly. It is not only in those institutions because many primary and secondary schools’ lands are not secured as those institutions do not have title deeds. Those pieces of land can be lost. They can become subject of land grabbing. I support the recommendation that those pieces of land should be secured. This recommendation is not only on East Africa Portland Cement land, but also on all the other Government institutions. We must be careful because during those processes, some pieces of land might be lost. With those remarks, I support the Report."
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