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    "id": 460829,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to fully support this report. As hon. Member and also a mother, I feel very sad when I see every year children dying in Turkana while few individuals are taking advantage of the taxpayers’ money and lining their pockets. The Committee’s report shows clearly that no maize was supplied. It is also clear that the procurement process was fraudulent. It is also clear from the report that, indeed, there was no breach between NCPB and the M/s Erad Supplies and General Contracts Limited. The company that breached the contract between NCPB and itself purported to supply maize which they did not supply. Hon. Speaker, Sir, it is very sad to see a company causing a loss of Kshs313 million in form of legal fees and a possible loss of Kshs262 million, which is money going to the pockets of few individuals. It is also clear that a Letter of Credit is supposed to be a document of international trade between the supplier and the procurement entity. M/s Erad Supplies and General Contracts Limited was not an international company and, therefore, they should have done their supply. The 40 days within which they were supposed to do their supply lapsed before they did so because they did not have the maize neither did they have a source of maize. I stand to support this Motion and also say that there is a tendency within the Government to misuse Government money and no steps are taken. I know there is a report from the Auditor-General that also touches on education. A lot of money has been misappropriated and no action has been taken. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I would recommend that investigation is done and a full report on the individuals who were involved is also brought to this House. Let us know the action that is going to be taken against the culprits. 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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