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    "id": 246133,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Katuku",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mutua Katuku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support the Motion on the Vote on Account. In supporting the Motion, I would like to join my colleagues who have spoken in saying that we need to spend taxpayers' money with due diligence to ensure that money voted here goes to the projects it is intended. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in order to achieve this broad objective, we all need to work together because part of the money voted here is expended through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), district bursary committees, among other committees in which most 1574 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 22, 2006 hon. Members participate in decision making. It is, therefore, upon all Kenyans to ensure that public funds are properly spent. We should take responsibility and ensure accountability. As leaders, we should always point out any cases of misuse of public funds, so that we can give Kenyans good service. As Government, we are committed to ensuring that public funds are spent wisely on the intended projects. In order to enable the Government continue with operations, we should all support this Motion. For instance, we need some money to enable us drill boreholes and construct dams in Mr. Billow's constituency. We need the money this particular time, so that we can complete the works before the onset of the rainy season. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also important to point out that in areas where competitive tendering is required, the procedures must be followed properly. I am surprised that, in some areas, you find people fighting the Government and winning public tenders at the same time. A time will come when the Government may decide not to award tenders to people who fight the Government. If you are awarded a tender to undertake some works, you should do that work properly. You should not go about criticising the Government as you do business with the same Government. We should take the Government as our own, and not as Government of so-and-so. Some contractors do shoddy jobs so as to discredit the Government. In future, such contractors may not be awarded tenders, because some of them are out to sabotage the Government. That is why I am saying that we may be forced to blacklist such contractors. Therefore, contractors who are awarded Government tenders should do a good job so that we can all benefit. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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