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    "id": 221595,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamunyinyi",
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        "id": 291,
        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know it! So, generally, I want to appreciate the work done by the Members. It would have been very difficult because, if hon. Members were not committed to attending the sessions, particularly where quorum is required--- Quorum in the Public Investments Committee (PIC) is not three members like other Departmental Committees. It is five members. So, hon. Members are committed to ensure that the Committee succeeds in its work. We encountered various problems which the Chairman also pointed out. It is a watchdog Committee whose role is basically on behalf of this House. We have done what we are doing now in the past. The PIC reports have been presented to this House. They have been, in many cases, adopted without amendments. Decisions taken by this House, being the real supreme authority in the land, are not taken seriously by some officers of Government. Those decisions are taken on behalf of the people of Kenya. The Chairman gave an example of the various recommendations that we have made in the past. If you look at the Treasury Memorandum, which is in response to the recommendations, you will find out that most of those recommendations have not been acted upon. It is just by word that: \"We will do this and that\", and nothing is done. We have pointed out that now and again, year after year, but that has persisted. It is very discouraging that Parliament adopts a report with all its 1406 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 16, 2007 recommendations, but some officers elsewhere just sit on those recommendations without implementing them. It is so demoralising, particulary for hon. Members of the Committee and officers of the Kenya National Audit Office (KNAO). They raise those issues, bring about reservations, the matters come for deliberations, we make recommendations, the report is adopted by this House and it is not implemented! We must find a way of strengthening the process of follow up to ensure that, whatever recommendations or decisions have been made by this House are implemented in totality. We have cited specific cases which are very important to this country and the people of Kenya. I will give a few examples, which are very serious in nature. It is good to bring them out to the public. That will also remind hon. Members of those issues. It is very unfortunate that some people, some whom are even aspiring for certain positions-- - They want to be hon. Members. They want to be something bigger. They are even looking at the other House - the State House, but they have been involved in very dubious activities. They have been involved in serious scandals. Some of them have gone scot-free. Nothing has happened in spite of recommendations and the availability of evidence that can sustain any case anywhere. A shinning example is the case where---"
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