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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Company, you will get the same story. Equipment which was bought by the officers who were at Chemelil Sugar Company--- It is good that I have referred to one section here. The problem that we are having here is that they got loans from Kenya Sugar Board (KSB). KSB gives loans to factories, and it is the same organisation which is used to authorize sugar to come into the country illegally. The effect is that farmers cannot be paid; the factory incurs debts; they are not able to service the loans. Finally, the money they collect from factories is used to pay farmers. But they do not address the KSB issue, or the basic issue of stopping the importation of sugar. Right now there is a crisis in the sugar sector. If you check, the importers of sugar will tell you that they have brought this sugar to the country legally. They have got documents and it has been sanctioned, but the Cabinet Secretary (CS) says that we have got a shortage of sugar. Factories like Muhoroni, Sony Sugar, Chemelil and Western Kenya Sugar have sugar which has not been sold. The issue here is leadership and honesty in the people who are concerned. This Report is a graveyard. If you look at universities like the University of Nairobi, they begin projects, which are not properly funded. Nobody gives them extra money. If you look at NEMA, it is not properly funded. Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is experiencing the same problems. It is not given enough money and the little that it is given is squandered. Nothing happens to the officers who squander this money. The story continues year in, year out. The report on KNH is on pages 160 to 204; this is massive. When you read it, it talks about wrong investments. KNH gave money to the National Bank on call without interest, yet it does not have equipment and medicines to treat patients. You wonder of what benefit this was to the hospital. KNH decided to deposit mortgage funds for its staff with the bank, but no staff was given a loan. They invested Kshs101 million. This has no relevance. These things happened ten years back and the Chief Executive Officer, who was there then is not there. It is historical. I am happy that the Committee is trying to be current, so that we can deal with current issues. The Report is talking about payments to various law firms and money given to Euro Bank, which is no longer there. In every action that the hospital takes, funds are misused. The Report is talking about rehabilitation and extension of the Sisters’ Mess, Sisters’ Flats, Registrar’s Flats and Servant Quarters. When you go through the Report, you find that those houses were not completed and Kshs360 million was paid out. Consultants and lawyers were paid, but at the end of the day, procurement regulations were not followed. We only end up recommending that the Director did not follow the procurement rules. We also talk about future projects and the fact that they should follow procurement rules. The Report is also talking about renovation and extension of the hospital’s Main Casualty Department. This was in 2003 and the money was given. A contractor was given the tender to do the job, but this ended up being a criminal case and nothing has happened. I am happy that Members have made a lot of effort to look into these issues, and I believe we will adopt this Report; the only challenge is whether the investigating arm will take the necessary will to pursue the culprits. We need to know whether officers who are working in Ministries will take the necessary steps to recover the money, which was given to these institutions. The Report talks about stock held and missing when they were auditing. When you read this Report, it shows the problem that we have as a 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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