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    "id": 594165,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope that the Senator for Busia, in his response, will respond to these issues. I am raising concerns that are in my mind. I suspect that these concerns could be shared by many Kenyans who would want it to be clear. Clause 8 seeks to allow the County Attorney to summon any officer in the County Public Service (CPS) to explain any matter which is a subject of litigation by or against the county government. This is very important, and I want to underline it. I thank the Attorney-General Emeritus, Sen. Wako, for this because, already, cases abound in the country. There is a case – Sen. Omondi will tell you – in Kakamega where her own cousin from Matungu, Mr. Paul Otsola, was removed from office for being involved in the embezzlement of Kshs200 million from Kakamega County Government. He was the County Executive Committee (CEC) member in charge of finance. There is no way whatsoever, the officer would have walked away with Kshs200 million without prior knowledge of the governor. You will find that young professionals like Paul Otsola being sacrificed to create a window through which the “big man” of the county can escape. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we want that case to be pursued so that the young man, Paul Otsola, does not answer for the crimes of other people. This is a clear case of fraud where the governor authorised Kshs200 million to be wired into a private account of private businessmen on the pretext that they were to pay farmers who were not paid. For the few who were paid, it was supposed to be a revolving fund but the fund has never revolved from round one. 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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