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    "id": 400617,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wario",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ali Wario",
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    "content": "With regard to Recommendation (c), “The trustee should be held accountable for failure to plan and ensure that adequate resources are availed to NCPB to facilitate maize importation, contrary to the provisions of Section 17 (6) of the procurement regulations which are replicated in Section 45 (3) of the Anti-corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003. “ We are talking about a whooping Kshs4.9 billion and the whole tendering project was done within one to two months. You have seen the letter from the PS, Finance. How do you expect those three gentlemen to put together Kshs4.9 billion in three months? This is the responsibility of the Government. Hon. Speaker, Sir, there is an observation made there that they be held responsible simply because of declaring drought a national disaster. That is recommendation number 13. The prerogative of declaring a disaster as a national issue is the preserve of the Cabinet and the President. Those gentlemen were merely implementers. They only implemented what the Cabinet decided. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I can now quickly move to recommendations on page 97 - that is Recommendation no.12. It is the same thing which I was arguing about earlier on. “That, the EACC investigates the then Trustees of Strategy Grain Reserve, Eng. Mahboub Mohammed and James Ongwae for breach of sacrosanct duty of care owing to their positions as trustees of the Strategic Grain Reserve, in contravention of Section 45 (2) (c) of the EACC Section 45 (2) (C) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act as read with Section 48 of the same Act.” Hon. Speaker, Sir, Recommendation 13 reads:- “The EACC should investigate the circumstances leading to the declaration of drought as a national disaster at the instigation of the Ministries of Agriculture and Special Programmes.” Hon. Speaker, Sir, nine years ago, the responsibility of declaring drought of a national disaster was the responsibility of the Cabinet and the President. Why are we victimizing three innocent people? Recommendation 14 states that:- “The trustee should be held accountable for failing to plan and ensure that adequate resources are availed to NCPB to facilitate maize importation contrary to the provision of Section 17 (6) of the procurement regulations.” The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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