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"content": "Certificate. That makes us the second Ministry in the Republic to be ISO certified, which in turn means that we have reviewed our processes and that we should be able to give efficient services to the people of Kenya. I stand here to, first of all, acknowledge that the intention of the Motion by my good friend, Mr. MâMithiaru, is well intentioned. As a Ministry, we fully support the Motion other than one element on the timing factor which I will be able to articulate about towards the end of my response. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the MDGs constitute of eight goals which are very critical in ensuring that the country can grow together and can achieve the same development pace in those eight goals. It is important that the attainment of those goals is not only in our capital cities but also in our rural setup. We also have the Vision 2030 which in essence will play a very good supplementary role in backing the MDGs. In that respect, we also have a five year plan which is a first slice of the Vision 2030 which is a medium-term plan which can equally supplement the MDGs. We remain a signatory of the MDG Programme. We remain the inventors of our own vision and as many hon. Members have said, it is not for lack of ideas that we do not move forward, it is purely for lack of implementation that we do not move forward. I would like this House not to be a House in vain. I would like this House to be a House made of pathologists because the role of pathologists is to deal with patients who are not living. We must not come to this House to discuss issues when they have passed. Therefore, the role of this Motion is to ensure that the House can actually take its mandate in ensuring that certain agreements that we have signed are actually fulfilled in time. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the accountants have a very good saying that, âgood intentions have no place in the balance sheet; it is the bottom lineâ. Which means, no matter how good intentions we have, if we do not implement those intentions, the bottom line will remain chaotic. I think that is the spirit of this Motion; that the year 2015 should not come and find that we have not implemented the eight goals. We are near perfection on some of those goals, including universal primary and secondary education. But when you look at the agricultural goals and the mother-child mortality rate, we have still not achieved much. When you look at health care, we have not put aside enough money. It is important for this House to recognize that in developed countries that have achieved MDGs, the main politics of the day have been based on how best the Government of the day has utilized the taxpayersâ money. But the truth is that we get diverted here on very many fronts and we forget to hold the Government accountable on taxpayersâ money. As a result - that is what the hon. Oyongo Nyamweya was saying that the Reports of PAC have become a ritual because we do not hold the Government accountable on taxpayersâ money which is our oversight role here. So, I want to appeal to hon. Members as we pass this Motion, let us not just have plans. Let us not just have agreements; let us come up with a role of implementation. If we want this country to grow, we must be able to implement our plans. If we would not be able to implement the MDGs, it then shows that even the Vision 2030 itself might not be implemented. The Vision 2030 is anchored on a presumed growth of over 10 percent from 2012 for the year that would run up to the year 2030. We are anticipating the growth rate would be at 6 percent in this year, which means we are not even near the 10 percent that we need to have the Vision grow, which means there would be less money, to not only the MDGs, but also to the Vision 2030. It is time, as a House we interrogated the Executive, me being a Member, in full so that we can have deliberate efforts to achieve the MDGs and Vision 2030."
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