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    "id": 1568431,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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    "content": " I know that my friend, Hon. (Dr) Oundo, would like to make further input. It is good that Hon. Wamboka is giving me words of comfort. However, we would like to see more. We would want these reports to constitute the basis of serious points of prosecution. Just like what the Leader of the Majority Party said, up to date, some of the “COVID billionaires” are walking scot-free while some of them were covered in some of these audits. There is one specific issue that I would like to raise about the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. When we did the audit for all these years, nearly 13 years that are listed here, because the audit was that much behind, we saw some interesting dealings between KBC, GOtv Africa and MultiChoice. Recently, when there was vetting of principal secretary nominees, I remember the Chairman raised some of these issues. One of the people we figured out for conflict of interest is now the Principal Secretary in charge of the same Information and Broadcasting division. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it shows that some of these reports may not necessarily see the light of the day. The people that we hope will implement some of these things are the same ones who are mentioned in some of these reports. Some of us tried to raise the issue by saying that even if the man had to become a principal secretary, and we had no issue with him becoming one, he could have been posted to a State Department such as Gender and Affirmative Action, Agriculture or one that is a bit far away from the KBC matters. Therefore, I rise to support and I like the comfort that my Chairman is giving me that I will see prosecutions being done. Some of the prosecutions we should start with are those of the people who stole money from KBC by manipulating its shareholding in Gotv and MultiChoice, and those who plundered the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), but are still walking scot-free. These are the things we want to see happening because this House has to regain its place as a custodian and as watchman of the people’s resources. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Motion."
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