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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Omingo",
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        "legal_name": "James Omingo Magara",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not intend to take longer than necessary. The Committee came up with two reports, 1998/1999 and 1999/2000. The issues that were raised in December 6, 2006 PARLIAMEANTARY DEBATES 4261 both financial years were more or less similar. However, there are two issues I would like to raise before I conclude, so that I allow hon. Members to contribute to this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as Parliament, we need to stand up to be counted. It is now in the public domain that Continental House had a query in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Report. I believe that action should be taken on this issue. What was worrying was that the cost of renovation of that building was actually advised against by the technocrats from the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. Against their advice, we continued to renovate Continental House. I know that my colleagues in this House also appreciate the fact that, even though those offices are not habitable, we spent just about the cost of the building to renovate it. That is not reflecting very well on Parliament. Parliament needs to get value for its money. Our recommendation was that we need to evaluate that and see whether Parliament got value for money. Parliament should act as an example to other Ministries and departments of Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was also a serious matter, which went unattended to in the Ministry of Education. In the years 1991 to 1999, the Government paid in excess of Kshs100 million to contractors who were renovating universities and colleges. Nobody raised a finger. That shows how we have put our money to waste. If we tailored our jackets to fit the sizes of our bodies, we would not require any donor funding. When we hand out Kshs100 million to a contractor and we fail to follow up the person who paid the money, it makes the avenue of corruption very amiable. People continue perpetrating acts of corruption, because the cost of engaging in it is extremely low; in fact, there is no risk associated with it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I wind up, I request hon. Members to pass this Motion. I would like to ask the Government to implement each recommendation if we want to fight graft and stop the waste of Government resources. We need to tailor our jackets to the size of our bodies. We need to live within our means. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move and ask Mr. Arungah to second the Motion."
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