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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, when you look at the Public Audit Bill which is before this House for the Third Reading, we are emasculating the office of the Auditor-General. How are we going to fight corruption? When you look at the Anglo-Leasing scandals that were unearthed by His Excellency‟s party, when he was in the Opposition in this House, they related to security purchases. We are now saying that the Auditor-General should not look properly into the security purchases. How are we fighting corruption? That is why I am calling this window dressing. Yes, we say that the economy is growing at six per cent, but six per cent of what? You cannot compare the economic growth of Kenya and that of China; if China‟s economic growth is at one per cent, you can be sure China is growing much faster than Kenya at six per cent because we are starting with a little amount. The economy is supposed to be strong. Who is it strong for? Is it strong for the 1,000 billionaires and the 10,000 millionaires? What about the 40 million paupers of Kenya? Is it growing for them? We say that now we have migrated 70 per cent of the area to digital. I have read the President‟s Speech very carefully. He said that 70 per cent of the Kenyan area has gone digital. He said “area” and not “population”. This is because the population cannot afford the set-top boxes to go digital. This is a benefit for the businesspeople who invest 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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