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    "id": 420973,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Anami",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2773,
        "legal_name": "Lisamula Silverse Anami",
        "slug": "lisamula-silverse-anami"
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    "content": "From this Report, we see an aspect of laxity on the part of public servants, who are supposed to expedite the work of managing public resources. We should address such matters. I am happy that the Constitution has put in place timelines. You have drawn our attention to that fact. What we should be hearing alongside these belated Reports are the strategies that are going to be used to fast-track future Reports. We should not close our eyes to “Bwana Mukubwa” syndrome. The reason as to why public institutions are not delivering, why they have the excesses and commissions that we see in these Reports, is the “big man” syndrome. When things are done in the Ministries and Government departments procedures are not followed. I am happy that the Leader of Majority Party has just alluded to training of public officers, so that they can understand IFMIS. IFMIS has been with us for some time. It is high time Reports like these ones carried success stories. What is the success story of IFMIS? We have IFMIS in place but we are still talking about a wastage of Kshs300 billion! We need to retrace our ways. Certainly, the people who are suffering are the ordinary Kenyans. As we discuss these issues, we must address ourselves to the measures that we will be taking to mitigate the losses that Kenyans in the countryside have experienced. For example, when we talk about under-expenditure of 40 per cent, it means that services were not delivered. It means that a certain area of this country was marginalised. When services are not delivered in Shinyalu Constituency, it means that the money meant for that area was taken elsewhere. The people of Shinyalu remain marginalised. It is important that we come out with recommendations and measures to address these matters. We should have follow-up and monitoring mechanisms that will ensure that the ordinary Kenyans who have suffered out of these commissions and excesses are compensated accordingly. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we hear of pending bills we know that somebody’s business is suffering. A person who was not paid in time could not continue with his business, because he gave services to the Government and the Government was not able to pay. When pending bills are in the tune of billions of shillings, it means that the Government is causing suffering and loss of business. We should have strict recommendations that will address the matter of pending bills. The poverty index in some districts is alarming. When we have poverty indices in the range of 60-73 per cent, it means that some Kenyans can only depend on others. They cannot be guaranteed any food at the end of the day. Some of them will die out of the effects of poverty. Therefore, it is important that while addressing the gaps and excesses that are created by such backlogs, we become mindful of the situation in which we are putting ordinary Kenyans. In terms of prioritisation, we have gotten our priorities wrong. We have had some priorities set in the Millennium Development Goals. We should be addressing those priorities as we deal with a Report like this one. However, I would like to support the adoption of this Report and a follow-up of the recommendations contained therein. We should also retrace our footsteps, so that Kenyans do not continue to suffer because of laxity by public institutions. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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