Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 699495,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/699495/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 232,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "compliment those counties. The counties that have used this technology should not be selfish. They should extend this kind of knowledge and experience that they have had with other counties. One of such counties is my own county that the Chairperson has actually mentioned. Bomet County is very allergic to anything ICT and that is very sad. The only time they embraced a bit of ICT is when they were forced to accept Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) because it was the only way they could access money. It is sad to see Bomet County present handwritten documents which have been erased and some of them have been written in ball pens and pencils. These are usually very important documents dealing with accountability of funds that have been used in counties being presented to the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee.They are really awful documents that cannot support anything. In fact, it is a manifestation of very poor management of not only the personnel but also money. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to use my county as an example to request every other county that has not fully embraced Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to do so. If they do not do so, I can only infer that there is only one reason why they do not do it. It is because they have a capacity to conceal theft and fraudulent use of money by using systems that do not leave any trail behind. ICT would leave a trail behind. If you are honest with the use of public money, you would use a system that will leave a trail. You can demonstrate to others that funds have been put to good use. The counties that have not been able to use ICT, including my county, five years down the line, will be exposed. It will be clear, by the number of those who will be called upon to account for resources that have been wasted or fraudulently acquired. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not want to belabour so much the importance of ICT in counties. This is one of the most important pieces of equipment, technique and system that counties need to use. In a few months, there will be a devolution conference to look at what devolution has done over the years. I am in the committee which is organizing the conference. Some awards will be given to people who have made a contribution to devolution. I will be the happiest person if ICT systems would be among those which will win awards for making a contribution to the success of devolution. The counties which have embraced ICT will be some of the winners of these awards, and not some individuals who have been making noise all over the country. As the Chairperson said, ICT has been very useful in various areas. I, particularly being a medic and coming from a medical background, know that ICT has made a contribution to the practice and delivery of medical services the world over. It has done so also in this country. I applaud the Government for supplying sophisticated equipment to health service providers which are being used to enhance treatment. We can draw maximum benefits from the equipment. It will assist us to run Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT) scan and a whole lot of diagnostic equipment. They would have maxim benefits if we tie them together with ICT. This is evident in counties that have embraced ICT. There is the last mile connectivity of equipment that is to be used in ICT. During our visits to various counties, we noted that there are areas which the counties can assist in order for the equipment, wiring and introduction of ICT to take place more efficiently; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}