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    "id": 1570747,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moiben, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Phylis Bartoo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to voice my concerns as far as audit reports are concerned. I have in mind the issue of land belonging to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) and the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). The KEMSA does not have have title deeds for 32 parcels of land. Likewise, one parcel of KBC land is still in the name of the colonial government. That is a very serious concern given that we have people in Kenya with an appetite for land. This is a very fertile ground for land grabbers. The issue does not just affect the State corporations I have mentioned. It affects the entire society of Kenya. It also affects our institutions of higher learning and even schools. We still have schools in Kenya which have been in operation for many years, but do not have title deeds. That is why sometimes they cannot develop. It also becomes problematic for them to be allocated finances because they do not have title deeds. On the issue of documentation, it is very embarrassing to have State officers and civil servants in Kenya drawing from the national cake, but sit pretty in their offices and are not able to submit documents for auditing. This is very shameful. It is interesting that they are still serving in those offices. What are they doing? They earn tax payers’ money, but they are not able to perform their duties. Hon. Deputy Speaker, that is very shameful. Such officers should be sent on compulsory leave until they comply. That is why institutions collapse. A case in point is Moi University. This is a big institution which has churned out many graduates and many prominent men and women in Kenya. It is going down the drain. It has to retrench 800 employees who have diligently served it for many years. They were told to pack and leave without payment. Such situations occur because institutions do not do proper accounts. Therefore, the Government is not informed of the real situation and position. When they close, we sit back and ask ourselves what exactly happened. That happens because people in offices refuse to follow due process and due diligence in their various responsibilities. The Report also indicates that most of these institutions have weak governance. Does it mean that we have incompetent people serving in these offices? How do they find themselves there when we have trained, qualified and competent Kenyans? Why can they not step down and allow competent people to run those corporations? Some of the audit reports are out dated. I am worried because this is 2025. What is exactly going on at this point? Things must be going haywire. We have to get serious and task the people we put…"
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