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    "id": 1431849,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1431849/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Central Imenti, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Kirima",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion as per the investigation by the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock that is led by my colleague, Hon. (Dr) Mutunga. The findings of the Committee have been much awaited by Kenyans. At the time when that subsidy product was given out to the people, there was no structure per se . There was no accountability, a source, or a laid down procedure and method of how acquisition, distribution and payments were being done. The Committee has investigated this properly and those who are culpable of what had taken place should not be ignored. Action should be taken against them because a lot of taxpayers' money was used in a non-structured way. One cannot tell if it was corruptly pocketed by a few individuals or if it fed the people or not. When the Government acts to distribute subsidy flour to the people, they should have laid down the procedure to show they are accountable. They should be exposed to the Auditor- General’s investigation and the culpable or those who could not account for the Ksh7.6 billion in one way or the other should be brought to book. In no certain terms should one tell if the money was used properly by the public who pay taxes. I, therefore, want to congratulate the Committee for a commendable job. Those people should be held accountable so that it can be a lesson for others in future not to misuse taxpayers’ money."
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