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    "id": 39046,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kathuri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 38,
        "legal_name": "Emilio Mureithi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me start by saying that while it is very important for us to pass this Vote on Account, there are quite a number of issues that we must raise concern about. I want to support the Vote on Account, but I cannot fail to mention that on some issues, I wonder why we have to give 50 per cent, yet we know that they will not be able to do anything significant with that 50 per cent. For salaries, we can understand. There must be money to pay salaries. However, for some issues on Development Expenditure, I do not see why we should pass some of these figures. We know that even after we pass them, there is very little they would do, other than to wait for the other monies. Even if they undertake construction or purchase of whatever equipment, they will not be able to finish the process until they receive the full amount. In a way, this tends to push the price of projects upwards. A good example is when the Ministry procures goods from suppliers. They always procure them on credit. Very many simple items such as ball points are sold for Kshs100, when we know that they cost only Kshs20. To me, this is because goods are accessed on credit. If you look at some of the construction works that have been going on, for example Embu Provincial General Hospital, there are many ghost projects. Most of the"
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