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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "I want to start by saying that I represent Kangundo Constituency which was represented by one of the very first members of this House, the late Paul Ngei. But 46 years down the line, we, as elected Members, stand here and keep on saying: “It is the high time we did this and that”. The late Ngei said the same and he went. Other MPs came and said the same. They left. I am here repeating the same words. For how long do we continue singing the same song? You are very much aware that we, as Members of Parliament, are not qualified investigators. But we can get into an institution and get information that show very clearly that funds were misappropriated. In this country, we pay civil servants. For how long are we going to sing “it is the high time we did this and that”? We are talking about coming up with the new Constitution that will safeguard the interest of Kenyans. We have today, laws of the land in place; why are they not being obeyed? How come we have such a report brought by Members of Parliament who have been in this House for only one and half years? We have civil servants who we pay to do the job that is being done by us? I feel like sheding tears because I do not see a step ahead of this report. It cost poor Kenyans money to collect this information which is here now. Reports are being brought here. Before I came to this House, there were reports of similar nature, but no action has been taken against those people who misappropriated these funds."
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