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"content": "made a single arrest. It is unfortunate that EACC bangled the investigations in West Kano because of corruption. Instead of fighting corruption, they are perpetuating it. Therefore, I agree that the DCI must seize the matter, do the needful, investigate, and charge people, including directors or officials who participated in the misappropriation of funds. Although I have heard the Committee has recommended a forensic audit, of course, with a view to a possible investigation of perpetrators, a forensic audit must be done to ensure that anybody who is found culpable and participated in this heist is prosecuted. If you watch Netflix movies, there is a series called ‘Money Heist’. Gen Zs and young people like watching this series. This incident is a classical movie about the heist of farmers' money. There must be a forensic audit with a view to prosecution. Therefore, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should look into this case. Under Article 229 of the Constitution 2010, the role of the Auditor General is also to do a special audit, specifically a forensic audit, to unearth financial misappropriation with a view to prosecution. Upon the passage of this report, the committee must request that the DPP take over the findings with a possibility and a view of prosecution. I have been informed that some of the people who should be prosecuted include senior county officials and high-ranking officials in the national Government. A forensic audit must be done. This is embarrassing, and I hope the CEO of EACC and EACC apologise to West Kano Farmers for bungling these investigations. Nowadays, you report corruption, and I am not saying all EACC officers are bad; a few errand officers within EACC, when a corruption case is reported, go and look for the person who is accused, and they see each other “behind the tent”. This impedes the fight against corruption. So, Sen. Maanzo, as you talk about corruption, this is a classical case where EACC has become complacent, which is unfortunate, even in our counties. The EACC nowadays has opened another business of laundromats, or laundry services, where the corrupt are reported to EACC; they take over the file and make sure the investigations are sham. The file, which is a skeleton, is taken to the DPP; the DPP returns the file and says it does not meet the threshold to prosecute the accused. This is the way they run laundry services for the corrupt in this country. If the EACC were 20 per cent serious, I could tell you a number of senior county officials; three-quarters would be in jail eating beans. They told me that you do not get beans at a king's table. I know your visitors eat beans and ugali daily in school, but I am told there are no beans at the king's table. This individual should be eating beans here in the Industrial Area Prison, Shikusa Prison and across prisons in the country, so that they are disciplined. We should make it painful for somebody to steal public money so that when somebody even sees public money, they shudder. Unfortunately, people in this country are fighting to be in Government. You saw the number of people applying to be Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners - thousands and thousands. People are leaving private practice to go to the public sector. They imagine that when you are a public servant, it is easy to plunder and become wealthy, and to sanitise your money, you The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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