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    "content": "‘put to waste’ in the sense that it will not go to the intended projects and purpose. That calls for our intervention through this Bill. Therefore, if this Bill is passed, it will take care of projects that have been neglected and which have stalled because a certain Member of Parliament who came after the other one was not able to complete them or he or she wants to appear like they are the ones who started, funded and completed the projects. There are so many white elephant projects all over. Some projects are half way complete and due to vagaries of weather and climatic changes, they are reduced to nothing, leading to loss of colossal amounts of money. We should start by introducing the audit which is already captured in the Bill because there are many incomplete projects. For example, I started quite a number of projects, but the Member of Parliament who came after me started his projects. What will happen if the current Member of Parliament is not re-elected in the coming elections? It would mean that whoever will be elected will also start his or her projects. We need to have a clear policy on what the Government should do with some of the projects that were started and are not complete. Therefore, this Bill should be taken seriously. We should not just talk and do nothing when there is a lot of money going to waste. The custodians of this money are not serious. The Members are only interested in being re-elected on the strength of the money that they have given to these groups. They will make sure that the leaders of these groups are properly funded and compromised, so that come the next elections, they will be singing to the tune of the Member of Parliament or governor. I would suggest that a fresh audit be conducted with regard to the money which has already been given out to various groups, whether self-help groups or various individuals. Nobody should be allowed to start another project before completing the earlier ones. If the former Member of the National Assembly, Senator or governor is not re-elected into office after his or her term, the successor should continue with the projects that were already started by the former representatives. That is what will make us not to lose more money. In some places, you will find half-done Nyayo wards, but nobody is bothered about them. You will find hospitals that were started by other Members of Parliament that have not been completed. In certain cases, a hospital is complete but there are no drugs or personnel. Some of the governors are not even funding dispensaries in the constituencies. With the mood that I sense in this Bill, it is important to have an implementation policy committee. I think we have one which should tell us the number of incomplete projects in every county and constituency. This is so that if money is given for it to be completed, there must be a report on the projects that were not completed by the time the Member of Parliament left office and the incoming Member of Parliament should be given money to complete those projects. Otherwise, it will stall forever. That is what this Bill is trying to prevent. This Bill has come at the right time, more so when we are going for elections. Members of the Senate do not enjoy this kind of monetary benefit like the governors, Members of Parliament and the women representatives who are given money to spend on the various community groups. Since the Senate has not been given anything, people"
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