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    "id": 1464458,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": "A person sitting in such an esteemed office is not sure of how they shall pay their hospital bills when they leave office. They are not sure of how they shall take care of their welfare when they leave such a critical office. Hon. Temporary Speaker, tell me why such an individual will not be tempted to get into matters that would bring integrity questions. They know that they are sitting in a powerful office, but they shall retire with no perks. They do not enjoy any welfare terms after they retire from office. I am sure that if M/s PKF Kenya LLP applies itself to the audit of the welfare and terms of the people holding this office, it shall find out that this country is doing a great disservice by not offering the right welfare and the right terms for holders of such an important office when they retire. If this audit firm applies itself accordingly, it shall also find out that within its ranks and files, there are auditors who did bad manners; some who bullied the people who were being audited, and some of them were bullied for no reason other than rent-seeking. I shall not want to go beyond that, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Finally, if M/s PKF Kenya LLP applies itself well on the job, it shall find out that there is work to be done in the county governments. The county governments in this country are such a shame when it comes to public procurement processes. I see my time is running out, allow me to add this final point. Just as the Office of the Auditor-General recognises that it requires external experts to undertake its job, the Government of Kenya also needs to wake up to the reality that it needs experts to come and support it in areas where it has weaknesses. One of the biggest areas of weaknesses in this Government is the area of communication. The Government of Kenya ought to do what the Office of the Auditor-General is doing by bringing in external professionals to assist them in doing the job. The Government of Kenya needs to professionalise its communication, just as we are seeing the Auditor-General relying on professionals to undertake their job. Hon. Temporary Speaker, communication in Government requires such professionalisation so that…"
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