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    "id": 683865,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/683865/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2926,
        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "book and they must be examples to others because they lay the foundation for corruption to happen in this country. Some accountants in our constituencies and Government institutions have been there for years, but have only been laying ground for corruption to happen. Some of the accountants have been in one station for, say, nine years. This gives them an opportunity to create connections and networks and that is why you see them get rich. It is all because of corruption. Sometime back, we recommended that an Accounting Officer must be in one station for two years only and then be transferred to a different place. This will ensure that they do not network and do business with the people they are supposed to audit. Another issue is public participation. This is s a constitutional requirement; it is not something that we are requesting the Government to do to the public. We must involve the public in every area, especially on financial matters so that they can have a say over the money. That is because the money belongs to the public. The issue of pending bills is the worst scenario in counties and national Government institutions. Some contractors have gone to court because they have not been paid by the Government. They took loans from banks and other financial institutions, but have been unable to repay the money. I was happy when the President, last week, told his Cabinet members that they must ensure that all debts are cleared before they engage other contractors. That is a statement from a caring President and a good leader. This nation is being run by business people. If the business people are not paid, many things get stuck. We were, therefore, happy, when the President declared to the Cabinet that all pending bills must be cleared. Again, they must finish the projects that are yet to be completed."
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