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"content": "go and run for an elective office, which is bad manners that we are practising in this country, and it must stop. The third point is that the National Irrigation Authority is a failure. We must collapse some of these agencies.Yesterday, we discussed about the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). I know there is a biting drought in Makueni, Kitui, Machakos, Kajiado and northern parts of Kenya, which include Mandera, Wajir, all the way to Turkana. Some of the agencies have money, but you cannot understand what they do. You recall the Solai Dam Tragedy. It happened because agencies like the NIB were complacent. Therefore, they must be charged for failing on the duty of care. As an agency, you have a duty of care about your services. They must be charged for negligence. The fourth point is that directors must be charged. The fifth point is about commercial banks. This is where the road meets the rubber. The directors of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Kisumu Branch must be surcharged. The Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission Act is very clear about proceeds of corruption. They allowed proceeds of corruption to be transacted through the accounts and they were just complacent. The only motivation of commercial banks is to make profits but they also owe a duty of care to Kenyans. Those are Kenyan banks which are also run by Kenyans. Why is it that they are only motivated to make profits by breaking the law? I expected the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) to do something. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) should keep an eye on that because our commercial banks are becoming avenues for money laundering and channels of proceeds of corruption which is a crime. Why is money being lost through corruption and where do those people hide it? They do not hide it in their bedrooms or under mattresses. That money can be traced because they hide in bank accounts. Commercial banks are even assisting those people to take money outside the country to the famous escrow accounts. They keep it in Dubai or Swiss accounts. We heard about Panama Papers where some senior individuals and their families were mentioned. It was reported that they were hiding money in Cayman Islands. Kenyan banks such as KCB Kisumu Branch are aiding and abetting proceeds of corruption. The CBK must take punitive action against KCB Kisumu Branch. That should include surcharging managers of that bank. I want to encourage the Auditor-General. When we have cases of corruption in the counties, we must name and shame commercial banks that are being used for money laundering. The Senator for Bungoma is here. They are operating over 330 commercial bank accounts. Nandi had almost 100 and Meru had a similar number. The law is clear that they should have accounts at the CBK. However, you will find a county like Nairobi having thousands of commercial bank accounts. What is the purpose of those many accounts? When it comes to revenue collection, you will find that they have M-Pesa Paybill numbers and commercial bank accounts. That is a way of facilitating proceeds of corruption and money laundering. 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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