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    "id": 232516,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kagwima",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Nyamu Kagwima",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. First of all, I would like to join my colleagues by urging the Kenyan population, especially those in the public service, to ensure that their services become more efficiency. If they serve well and we have proper utilities, we shall all enjoy; both those being served and those who are delivering the services. If we have good roads, then we shall enjoy driving on them. Most of what we are reading in the Report, has arose because those rendering the needed services are not efficient. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other contribution is corruption. There are several reasons why people become corrupt; some may be worried about their life in retirement. In that connection, I would want to urge those responsible to ensure that we have a proper pension scheme. Let us put in place proper pension schemes, so that people do not have to worry about what will happen to them when they retire. That way, people will be able to render services without worrying about their lives after they have left the service. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other reason is that people want to accumulate money and probably, go into politics. Kenyans have a weakness in that, they worship the rich. When you go to them with money, they do not ask you where you got the money that you are spending so quickly and so carelessly. So, they sing for you and they elect you not considering the money that you took from their resources. I would like to ask the Kenyan public to ensure that the people they are electing, even if they are offering money, that the money was properly earned. Otherwise, they may be encouraging people to steal money from the public coffers just to buy them off. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir the Report that we are discussing is also history. Hon. Members who have spoken before me said the same. We want to ask the office of the Controller and Auditor-General, even if he does not have enough staff, he should ensure that the office is properly staffed and whatever else is required is put in place, so that the reports are updated. We should be discussing reports of two financial years. A report of Financial Year 1998/1999 is a long time ago covers events that happened long time ago. The people who were supposed to be reprimanded may have found their way into senior positions, including coming to this House. We need to work and improve on the timing of the report, so that action may be taken. Those recommendations that have been made by the Committee---"
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