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    "id": 698000,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shimbwa",
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        "legal_name": "Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some board members have been appointed and the only thing they do is to act as brokers for tenders and other funny things. I know of an organisation in Holland – it is an equivalent of our Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) - which is in charge of port affairs in the whole country without any government interference and it is doing so well. I do not know why our organisations are not performing. There must be something wrong in the running of our Government. One way of assessing the performance of a Government is through its institutions, for example, parastatals. There is need to determine how they are performing and in case they are not performing well, then, perhaps, we need to pass a vote of no confidence in the Government. I am saying this because those institutions play a very critical role of contributing to the Exchequer. If nothing serious is done, we will keep on mentioning Mumias Sugar Company, Kenya Airways and so on. That will not help the country in any way. I am proud to have brought a Motion on Kenya Airways, although this House decided to silence it. I am happy that the Motion contributed towards the knowledge of the rot that is affecting KQ. I would like to plead that an audit be conducted on all those institutions. We need to know, for instance, the members of the various boards, their qualifications, background and contribution to those institutions. We should take deliberate steps to correct whatever went wrong so that, at least, our institutions can contribute to the Exchequer. I am saying this because I know if those organisations perform well, then we can stand a better chance of creating employment for our youth. We know the issue of unemployment is causing a lot of stress in the Government today. We have many students with two degrees, but they have no employment. I know of students who have completed studies at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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