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    "id": 628224,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Munyes",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kiyonga Munyes",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me start by thanking the petitioners and the MCAs who have presented this petition. This is a grave matter as put by Sen. Khaniri. We have serious allegations which have been brought forward by this petition that need to be investigated properly. This matter borders on impunity. This is the same impunity that this House allowed when Turkana County altered a budget which had been approved by the Assembly by billions of shillings. This is a case where we are seeing the executive executing budgets not approved. This is not personal money but public resources. I want the Committee to investigate this matter fully regarding the adherence to procurement laws. There is a big issue to learn from this because Turkana is experiencing the same problem. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, counties want to hide in emergencies. They avoid approvals through emergencies. We want the House to understand that there is no emergency that cannot be approved by the assembly. In the case of Vihiga, a lot has happened and we need to investigate the conduct of MCAs who signed that document then again revisited the same document on the Floor of the House. That is something we have to learn from; something you have already appended your signature comes on the Floor of the House and you are changing it again. That is a matter we need to look at. This is expenditure of Kshs1.6 billion that went ahead without approval. In Turkana, we are spending billions of shillings but the lives of the Turkana people are not changing. People are still suffering and starving because all the money is going to people’s pockets. In the next few weeks, I will bring a similar petition and beg this House to help me."
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