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    "id": 15372,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try to be as concise as possible. Let me start with the issue of the Kshs33 million. In the Statement, I have clearly said that these are expenditure items which have been identified as being either potentially ineligible for reimbursement from the proceeds of the World Bank credit or they could be eligible. I said that the validation process is ongoing and when it is finalized and the final status report on this aspect will be out in two weeks time, then we shall be in a better position to explain whether there was misappropriation or whether it is a question of ineligibility. This is very different from me saying that the money has been looted. As I indicated, there is no audit report to confirm the looting as yet. What we have is a preliminary review of the process and this is where we stand. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to also respond to the issue raised by Dr. Nuh. He raised the issue about what will guarantee the employment of 40,000 youths and how we can reduce the cost of supervision. From the experience of Kazi Kwa Vijana 1 (KKV1), one of the things that has come out is that this programme was spread out too widely and, therefore, in terms of very close supervision, there could be loopholes even in the field where there are implementing units or agencies. Therefore, in KKV II, judging from the experiences of KKV 1, there is going to be closer collaboration with the private sector, with people like the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Also the identification of projects is now being improved; it is for that reason that the office of the Prime Minister wrote to the Treasury that it would be better for the money that had been allocated to various Ministries, that is the Kshs900 million, to be taken back so that as they redesign the details of KKV II, that money can be used for a component that would yield better results. This again also addresses the issue of the cost of supervision. The proposal under KKV II is to also reduce the number of Ministries that will be involved in this programme, so that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports can take up a more prominent role, and the question of disbursing to too many Ministries can be minimized. This will assist in ensuring that there is better control and, therefore, the cost that will go into administration and supervision will be reduced."
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