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    "id": 698020,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "become a thorn in the flesh in this country and we cannot fail to mention it. We have been seeing KQ as the Pride of Africa. Unfortunately, when the losses were put in the public domain, everybody was shocked with what was happening. We have Uchumi which has been going down. It had just been bailed out by the Government. It is going down again. Taxpayers’ money is used and the people who have made the parastatals to go down are appointed to other positions. Therefore, this Bill should include disciplinary measures against those people who make parastatals go down. They should not be appointed to any other public office so that it can be a caution to those who are intending to go in that direction. When board members are appointed, there should be proper vetting of the appointees. At the same time, proper training should be put in place and after you are trained and we find that you are not capable or you cannot qualify, then you do not need to be appointed to those boards. Therefore, it is of great importance and essence that we should really support this Bill and make sure that it is expediently implemented. Directors of any of our institutions must be people who have been pre-qualified and gone through the Institute. The people who will be vetting or training those members should also be beyond reproach. They should always be censored. They should not be people who favour people into positions so that they can make some financial gain. On the contrary, they should do their work for the purpose of promoting the growth of the parastatals in this country. That is what will make our country grow, move forward and not lag behind. We have been left behind by other countries which were with us at the same level of development. An example is Korea. Today, we are still limping when others are developed and have gone far. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Bill."
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