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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "There is also another issue about action that is usually taken against Government officials who misappropriate money. There are so many reports which have been tabled before this House. Those Reports find several Government officials culpable, both at the local level, that is, in the line Ministries, or even at the national level. However, no action is ever taken against such officials. We need to be very strong and come up with mechanisms to punish those people who misappropriate money. Misappropriation of money falls under the category of the crime we call “white collar crime”. When we compare how Kenyans enforce provisions against white collar crime and how they enforce provisions against blue collar crime, you will see a major disconnect. I would imagine that blue collar crime is usually enforced with a higher rate because there are personal complainants who push for the enforcement of that law. However, when it comes to white collar crime where the thief or the criminal is hiding in an office, rarely will you find a situation where those people are punished. I would propose that this Parliament or even the Committee comes up with the recommendation that we train our police officers on how to investigate white collar crime. I say that because I have noted that there is limited capability or even incentives to our police officers to follow up on white collar crime which is the whole essence of these reports. They are based on such kind of offences. So, you will find that very few police officers are trained in accounting or prosecuting accounting fraud. Therefore, we need to train our police officers because those are cognisable offences which can even be tried by 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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