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    "id": 226504,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Archbishop Ondiek",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 354,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Oluoch Ondiek",
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    "content": "We have limited resources and we must make sure that they are properly accounted for. We cannot afford to misuse the limited resources that we have. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are so many cases of irregular payment of allowances. If those irregularities are checked by the people responsible, we could not have any April 12, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 617 problems in our Ministries. There are very many cases of misuse of funds in the districts. The PAC Report has unearthed a lot of misuse of funds. If those funds are properly used and accounted for, we could have enough drugs in our medical facilities. That will enable our people to live more comfortably in the rural areas. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to local authorities, I do not know what we can do to ensure that funds allocated to local authorities are properly used. It is very difficult to know whether funds under the Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF) are properly utilised. It is even more difficult to identify any project that has been funded by LATF. We do not know how those funds are used. I request the Minister for Local Government to try his best and ensure that LATF is properly utilised. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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