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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to support the Report of the Public Investments Committee (PIC. I sit in that Committee and I want to say that great work was done. I must congratulate the Chair for the way he steered the Committee through the several audit activities that we did. There are so many challenges that we faced especially when dealing with some of these institutions. There are so many institutions which as we speak, are not able to explain past activities because some of the audit reports date back to so many years. Some of the managers and people who were running those institutions either have retired, were sacked or are died. Therefore, the current management could not respond to audit queries. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one thing I must commend the Committee for is the relentless effort to make sure that these institutions’ reports are in order. As I said previously, as Members of Parliament, one thing we must understand is that we are one arm of Government. Sometimes people think that when you speak, you speak on behalf of the Government or the Opposition. We must understand that as Members of the Committee or National Assembly, we are one arm of the Government. Therefore, it is our responsibility, as the Constitution provides, to look into issues that affect this country without necessarily thinking of your political party. I had requested and I will still request the Chairman, when he will be replying to table the list containing names of parastatals that were involved in corrupt deals. I remember what the Head of State said in Mumias the other day. He said those people who were involved in corruption in Mumias Sugar Company must be followed not only to jail but also their properties be sold to recover public money that was taken. It would be an effort in futility if the Chairman of this Committee does not table the names of companies that are known to have fraudulently acquired land, houses that belong to parastatals and messed up these parastatals. As we speak, Telkom Kenya and so many other parastatals including ADC went under. The ADC is like a walking ghost today. It exists only in name but it does not perform the duties which it was meant to perform. It is the same case with the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). These were major parastatals which went a long way to assist farmers of this country. Nobody is brave and smart enough to even tell this country that so and so plundered this particular parastatal, they just go round in circles. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when are we going to play our role as Members of Parliament? I wish in this particular one, the Chairman of this Committee would stand firm, especially given that he is purported to be from the Opposition, which to me is in Government because we are an arm of Government. We need to name and shame these 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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