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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Serem",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I happen to be a Member of this Committee where this Report has come from. I want to answer my colleague who put a question to me; he was sitting with the Members of Parliament who looted from this country. Kenyans glorified those guys by electing them to this House. As we fight corruption, the Kenyan public should understand that it is not the responsibility of an individual; it is the responsibility of all of us. The land that hon. Wamunyinyi mentioned has been grabbed in Bungoma; the owner could sell it during the next election and defeat him. It does not make sense for Kenyans to watch all those happening. We have civil servants who are earning Kshs.70,000 a month but the property that they own; you wonder why they are still at their workplace. What they earn and what they own do not match. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at what is in their banks, you wonder whether the anti-fraud agency is sleeping on its job. We have a character in our place, just a simple man, who once worked as a procurement officer. He was not at the top but I am telling you he has billions. Nobody would ask the fellow how he acquired that kind of money. When we talk about the reports that we have, they contain names of characters - directors, chairpersons and CEOs who, at one point, worked in institutions in this country. Before they left, they either went with imprest or loans that they approved for themselves. I wish the Chairman would listen carefully. We even have a CEO who once approved Kshs5 million for herself. She went and bought a building and, up to now, she is in the same building. So, as we talk about all those reports, we have so many crooks out there who are enjoying while Kenyans are suffering. The money they have is ours. It is our money and those guys should surrender. If those reports are adopted and implemented, Kenyans will learn a lesson that if you steal, you belong to jail. You do not belong to the house of the people like Parliament. I have looked at the reports many times and I have seen Kenyans who, after stealing property, get promotions. If you look at the civil servants at the top in this country, they are the biggest looters and the best they can be given is a higher promotion. Unless we change this trend, we are encouraging those looters to continue looting this 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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