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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, perhaps, we may have to ring the Bell as we do when we want to vote to get them inside here. However, as you have rightly said, we can continue with the debate irrespective of the presence or absence of the Mover of the Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to raise only one point with regards to audit. I noticed that in terms of employment of the personnel who will work in the area of auditing, one of the requirements is that they must hold a degree in finance, accounting or economics. We know the challenges of auditing. We know that as Kenya begins exploitation of natural resources, the form of auditing natural resources should not be the same as auditing cash money or material for equipment. For example, when oil is mined from the ground, it is not as pure as the one we see at petrol stations or outlets but a murky mixture of soil, water, oil and all sorts of things. It is our capacity to audit the material at that stage that will allow us earn as much as possible. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are aware of some African countries that are oil producers. However, some of them are the poorest because they are cheated out of their resources since they have no specialised units to audit materials such as oil. This would The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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