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    "id": 462048,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "The way those countries have changed is because the leadership resolved and made hard decisions that did not please those who were out to waste public money. It is because of this that I want to urge that at our level, as Members of the National Assembly, we must lead by example. These austerity measures; I am happy that we are resolving and this is binding. Once this Motion is passed this evening, tomorrow this information must be communicated to all the arms of the Government and it must be binding. The membership of PAC, PIC and all the Departmental Committees will be out to make sure that this decision is going to be implemented. The other day, I had the privilege, as a Commissioner, of travelling with the Speaker and somewhere, we met two senior officers. I will not disclose their names. The Speaker, who is the third in the hierarchy from the President and the Deputy President, was in the Business Class. Even in the Business Class, there is First and Second classes. We were on the third rate Business Class and we were invited by two senior civil servants who were on First Class. When we came to the lodge, when we were heading to the Business Class, they were heading to the First Class. They invited us and we looked foolish in the eyes of two individuals that we just vetted and appointed. They invited the head of one of the three arms of the Government of the Republic of Kenya on a facility because we could not afford. It is not that we could not afford but we denied ourselves. I felt ashamed and I am glad that this House has realised that we have such unscrupulous individuals and we must bring this wastage to an end. I want to say this on behalf of the Parliamentary Service Commission, and I have the permission of the Chair to say this, that we will implement this to the letter. 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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