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    "id": 500776,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.K. Bett",
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        "legal_name": "James Kimaru Bett",
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    "content": "Clause 6 talks about proper utilization of public resources. This refers to both fixed and current assets by way of cash; resources of the Government at national, county and State corporations should be applied in the most efficient and effective way, so that we do not incur losses. This is so that we remove this concept of believing that public money is there to be misused. This means even assets like vehicles--- Some people use Government vehicles and maybe vandalize them, because to them it is not an issue. This is a very important clause and the law itself should set stiff penalties for those who misuse public resources. When you are given a car and you run into an accident, there should be a provision on how such people should be penalized for misusing the resources. I am impressed with clause 8 where public servants are supposed at any time to provide truthful information.They should not cheat members of the public. For example, if you want to secure an identity card, or a passport for that matter, you should be told how long it will take you to get such an important document, so that if you are supposed to be travelling you can plan your journey promptly. Lastly, I want to mention clause 7 which talks about promptness and effective delivery of services. This means proper utilization of time. This may touch on people in the teaching fraternity, where some teachers could be reporting to work very late, as late as 10.00 a.m. and they want to leave very early. We need to impress upon them. As we enact this Bill, we should come up with penalties, so that time is used in a very prompt manner. As I conclude, I want to refer to my friend, hon. (Eng) Gumbo, who engaged in a relatively negative connotation that former President Moi was a President for 24 years and people in Baringo County ate dogs at some time. I think that is really unparliamentary. If you think of CORD; the leader of that party has been moving from party to party and has been unable to stabilize his party. Just the other day, he could not conduct a simple election and they dragged hon. Magerer from a meeting in public. I do not think it is right for him to tell us that. Otherwise, I support the Bill and thank you very much for this opportunity."
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