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    "id": 420827,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Manje",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": "PAC and since in the country we are having debate on the wage bill, I urge all Members to go through these Reports and they will see why our country is poor. We realize that accounting officers have been entrusted with resources by Kenyans, but instead of managing them the way they are supposed to do, they end up entertaining corruption in their undertaking. I want to start by giving an example before I second this Motion. In 1997, Kenya entered into an agreement with a company from South Korea to supply vehicles. The model of the vehicle was Hyundai and they were to supply 520 vehicles within six months. Unfortunately, in the process they supplied only 361 vehicles. They were unable to supply the total number of 520 vehicles. Then the Kenya Government, through the advice of the Attorney-General, discontinued this contract. But the funny part is that the Government paid the whole amount. According to the contract, the amount was about US$10 million which was to be paid in 1997, 2000 and 2001. The funny part again is that only 361 vehicles were supplied. Out of these, 52 could not be accounted for. Remember this was done by an accounting officer who is still serving this country. These are known people. The Auditor-General’s report was tabled in Parliament, but nothing was done. Another issue that we have to consider as the PAC is to be current with this information. If you expect the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to act on information of 2008, then this report is not timely. The main idea behind accounting process is to give an entity a working document. Currently, we are looking at the accounts of 2010/2011, meaning that we are about two years behind schedule. So, I would like us to borrow a leaf from Uganda. You will find that in the Standing Orders of Uganda, they allow senior police officers to sit in these committees. So, when they realize there is corruption that is going on in a certain ministry, they take action. I wish we can borrow from that."
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