{"id":316651,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/316651/?format=json","text_counter":382,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mbadi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":110,"legal_name":"John Mbadi Ng'ong'o","slug":"john-mbadi"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I want to start by saying that anything that has semblance of corruption needs to be fought. If this Committee was given a task to go and investigate this matter and do a report to this House, as a House, what we need to use to form an opinion is what we read from the report of the Committee. I have taken my time to look at this report and I am convinced that it was arrived at after a thorough investigation. The relevant witnesses were invited to present their views. The minutes are there and their views are recorded verbatim. I am convinced that the Committee did a thorough job that we can form an opinion around. I want to congratulate and thank the Public Accounts Committee for taking time to dig into this matter. We must admit as a country that this is a matter that has been with us for quite some time now. The earlier we dispose of this matter, the better for us and for this country. I hear of reports that the notes that we have are dirty and archaic. I agree because when I look at some of the notes that we get nowadays, I wish I could show this House some, they have changed colour. I wonder why they are still treated as genuine notes. So, sometimes I have a feeling that we have delayed in taking some action. We need new generation currency as early as yesterday. However, I want to propose an amendment to this report and I plead with the Committee and the House to accept it. It is based on thorough scrutiny of the report. The Committee has recommended---"}