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    "id": 619174,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/619174/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "If there was clear distinction of responsibilities, I doubt if the institution would have required that committee. As to who is responsible, an accounting officer will always have a letter that states that he has responsibility. You can get advice from your junior officers but at the end, you hold the final responsibility. That is the work of accounting officers. If all the recommendations are implemented, they will go a long way in curbing corruption. However, we need to look further so that this department works efficiently. Looking at the losses coming out of this, and having noted that at one point this department appeared before the Budget and Appropriations Committee requesting to buy an aeroplane to help them perform their duties, I am more worried about what other things they can do. I appreciate the recommendations put in place, particularly the one which says that where money has been lost, we should look for the people responsible so that it can be recovered. The biggest problem with this country is that whenever issues of corruption are unearthed, it does not matter what action is taken; the culprits eventually go home with the loot. Sometimes the loot is so big that losing the job becomes a good option, if you can safely go home with the money. The recommendations from the Committee should be implemented, and a follow up on the same done."
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