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    "content": "(c) The procuring institutions namely Tanathi Water Services Board and National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation are under the Public Procurement Oversight Authority Act, 2005 and as such these are independent procuring entities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, based on the foregoing, the Committee was unable to establish the link between these companies doing business with Tanathi, the NWCPC and the Minister. However, we are aware that other more competent Government agencies are investigating this matter, especially KACC. It is the pleas of the Committee that this investigation be brought to a speedy conclusion. We are aware of some of the concerns that the current chairman of KACC, Dr. P.L.O. Lumumba, and before him, Justice Ringera, were raising in terms of strengthening the law that makes the KACC more effective. I believe that at some point this august House will see the need to pay attention to the voices from these senior officers in the KACC with regard to investigations and prosecutions coming under one body. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, based on the evidence adduced with particular reference to issues raised by WASREB Report and KEWASNET, the PS in the Minister of Water and Irrigation may have assumed the role of Treasury by corresponding directly to the PS, Office of the Prime Minister without due regard to the role of the Treasury in utilization of public funds as anticipated by the Government Financial Management Act of 2005. The PS, Ministry of Water and Irrigation in suggesting that the PS Office of the President undertakes investigations in this Ministry should have involved the PS, Treasury, upfront. We found that initially a little wanting. During our investigations, we found out that the PS, Water and Irrigation was aware that the KACC and other audit institutions were informed by KEWASNET after the findings of the WASREB Report that the PS, Ministry of Water and Irrigation was aware that the Treasury was obligated under the Government financial Management Act of 2005 to investigate any public institutions without requesting the Accounting Officer if"
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