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    "id": 614067,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also thank the Committee and its Chairperson. First of all, it is unfortunate that the National Assembly approved money again to the same institution that we are trying to see how to remove from the darkness that they are in. Let me also send a message to the Committee on Budget and Appropriation of the National Assembly. Some of the challenges that we are facing today in finances is because of some of the agreements and resolutions that they passed. It is time that they looked at the new Constitution and understood when they were given those powers, they were to ensure that the country is stable in how it is running its finances. The attitude and character of workers of Kenya Airways does not show that they have in mind that we are using public funds to ensure that we sustain them. You enter into an aircraft for a trip of eight hours and the crew itself is already angry and anxious. You cannot even understand. Therefore, if you want to start reviving such an airline which is a brand and images your country, then you must start with the human resource that is there. For KQ, that one they lost. It is because they took advantage of the fact that nobody questions. Therefore, the same clients that you would want to give you resources are the same ones that will run away. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, another key issue that we need to ask ourselves is, when you are going down, you already have losses in your company, why should you create subsidiaries? All KQ did was start Jambo Jet and make more profit for the individuals who have just killed this airline. They will tell you it is Jambo Jet, but it is KQ by the same people. In this country, people do not care and they can decide that you are better off dying with your children as long as, I, as an individual moves on with my children. It is a man-eat-man society. It is wanting. What was Mr. Titus Naikuni thinking when he was leaving? As much as we are blaming Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze, we need to ask ourselves where Mr. Naikuni is because he is the person we need to put into jail. It is time, if indeed, my Government is serious about corruption; we stopped these inquiries and took action. We know so-and-so led to the collapse of Uchumi chain of supermarkets or KQ. We should take stern action against them. We should not think of appointing them to other institutions to mess them up. These appointments do not make sense at all in Kenya any more. It is time we stopped inquiries and said enough is enough. If it is Beatrice Elachi or so-and-so who has “finished” this institution, let her be jailed. That is when we will stand up and say that we are fighting this corruption in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we also need to look at our character and not hide in the skeletons of the things that we have done. That is why we find it very hard to point out that so-and-so is corrupt. You know that you have a skeleton locked somewhere 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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