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    "content": "previous Committee but were given another opportunity to serve in the present Public Accounts Committee. When you look at the Report of the 2005/2006, you will find that the entire Committee came out with very fantastic findings and recommendations. Some of the recommendations that they came up with are really disheartening. You will note that the Accounting Officers in some of the Ministries are not really serious and are not even committed in the way they execute their duties. There are times when they were called upon to appear before the Committee and they did not respond. Those Accounting Officers were appointed and given very important positions by the President and they should perform efficiently. They should give effective leadership in their Ministries. If they cannot perform as per our expectations, they should be disciplined. They should not be allowed to continue delivering ineffective services. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also noted from the same Report that some Accounting Officers do not surrender the imprests they are given. I propose that such officers should not be moved from their current positions until they clear the imprests. W ananchi in this country are concerned with accountability and transparency, particularly when the responsibilities are being carried out by senior officers. It also emerged that about 700 accountants will be recruited. It is important that these accountants be employed to strengthen accounting services in different Ministries. I urge the recruiting agencies not to exhibit ethnicity, tribalism or clanism when recruiting those accountants. Academic qualifications should be the criteria in this regard. It has also emerged that recently, we approved about Kshs3 billion to be invested in the Kazi kwa Vijana Programme. I propose that the youth be appointed to the management committee so that they can participate and monitor the progress of this important and innovative exercise. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have also noted that the Ministry of Education was allocated a lot of money to the tune of Kshs117 billion. It is, therefore, important that some of the agencies in the Ministry of Education, particularly the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) be serious in the way they perform their duties. The KIE should overhaul the syllabus so that we can render the required curriculum in our schools. The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) should be overhauled and competent officers employed to man it. This will create confidence and trust in the body. The other issue concerns the newly recruited District Education Officers (DEOs) who have been posted to the new districts. It is important that we have the DEOs in place, but they cannot perform or render services well if they lack vehicles to enable them move from one place to another. Understaffing in our schools has also been noted and should be addressed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to touch on the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). It is important that we maintain the National Strategic Grain Reserve by appointing people with integrity and not politicians. This is because politicians will mess up the whole thing. On security, parents in this country are really worried about their children going to school. They even stop work and escort their children to school. This aspect should be given attention by our Government. The other observation concerns the census that will be conducted on 24th and 25th August, 2009. Illegal gangs and groupings should not be allowed to take advantage of"
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