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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Oyongo Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to make a contribution to this report. I have actually gone through this Report but when I look at it, the Government has a lot of resources. The first challenge which we face is: How do we use the resources that we allocate to various Ministries? Do they serve the intended purpose? The first point I want to raise is with regard to the procurement of goods at inflated prices. It is apparent from this Report that the Government procures goods from suppliers and in some cases, the goods are not delivered. It is indicated in this report. I have seen a situation where there is no generator but it has been paid for. It raises a serious issue for us as a nation; how do we utilize our resources? This report will come here, be adopted and yet nothing will be done. For the officers who are concerned, it will be business as usual. Probably the best thing which happens is that when they are mentioned, they are transferred. The transfer does not actually help anybody. It does not bring financial discipline in Government Ministries. I wish that this Report could be acted upon. Some of the officers who are concerned have admitted that they were at fault. We have got imprests being taken by Government officers. A lot of money is outstanding in imprests. Imprest is money which somebody is given to travel. But you will find that when the officer comes back, he is unable to account for it and he keeps quiet. Nothing happens. The issue we have here is that as the Government allocates resources, the enforcement agencies are weak. Either we do not have manpower to supervise these officers or alternatively, nothing is being done the way it should be done. The Member for Ainamoi talked about the Office of the Controller and Auditor- General. That office needs to be strengthened, given more powers so that when it writes a report, the people who have squandered public funds, people who have bought things at inflated prices, people who have given money to officers and have not paid are made to be accountable. It is very wrong for officers to spend money--- The Chairman of PAC has spent a lot of time to produce a quality Report which is supposed to ask the Government to strengthen its management systems. Unfortunately, this will come out in another Report for Parliament to adopt and no action will be taken. I urge the Government and the people concerned to take this Report seriously so that action is taken against the people who have squandered public funds. When you go through this Report, you will find that foreign missions, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Roads and the Office of the President have been mentioned. When you go through this Report, you will note that every Ministry has misused funds. It has become a ritual for us for the PAC to sit, they do a report and nothing is done. We have another case of incomplete projects. They are all over the country. In every Ministry you go, you will find that money was allocated but the projects were not completed every place you go in this country. Everywhere money for healthcare, of all the institutions, has been squandered. We are talking about the health of human beings. You will find that a dispensary or hospital is not completed. Unfortunately, when it comes to purchase of goods for hospitals, there is an example here of Homa Bay where money for healthcare cost-sharing has been misappropriated and nothing has been done."
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