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    "id": 221674,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Odoyo",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Ochieng Odoyo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have thieves in this country who are so daring, as the PIC has pointed them out, that they have the capacity to write a cheque, for example, and walk into a bank with several empty sacks, stuff them with Kenya shillings, walk out with them and load them on a pick-up. They then go and stash the money in their rooms and houses. A case in point is where a former Member of Parliament was found with Kshs20 million, which was called loose-change-money, that was kept in the kitchen for the wife to use as petty cash for buying milk and bread. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have several cases where the PIC has recommended that public officers, who have been associated with grand theft and corruption; white colour crime, should not be allowed to hold public office. Today, the PIC has recommended several people. They include, Mr. Masika, formerly of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and Mr. Paul Baya, who is a former Permanent Secretary. Some of these people are still in the Public Service. One of them was appointed chairman and the other Ambassador. They are holding public offices despite the recommendations of the PIC. The time is right for us to ask: How is the Minister benefiting from this? Why does the Minister seem very happy with these people being appointed into public office? We must question this Government. Is political expediency taking over the economic rationale of the Government of this country? Are we going to continue hurting this country, by putting people, who are known thieves, in places of responsibility to steal more? When they steal more, where do they take this money? Could it be that the so-called party that was referred to by the Minister for Water and Irrigation--- The Minister for Water and Irrigation, indeed, referred to a very popular party called NARC(K). Indeed, I have no problem with NARC(K) being popular, but with its funding; the source of illegal funds that may be used for campaign purposes. That is an issue that I will take up in a different forum. I will leave it with the aspirant for the chairmanship of that party, who is now an interim vice-chairman, the Minister for Water and Irrigation, to continue pursuing that particular subject, as we shall take it over at the appropriate time, at the public court. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another case is the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The TSC lost Kshs19 million to fraud."
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