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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "corrupt. The governors are even bragging that EACC is in their pockets. They have compromised the systems. How nice would it be that we begin afresh, with a new team as a country, by sending the governors home, particularly those ones who came from the streets and found themselves in a pool of money that they did not work for. They are just looting. It was wrong for the President to say he is helpless. When the Government brings a list of purported corrupt people, they say there is going to be a change while people are walking in the streets. We cannot accept corruption as though it was some religion that people must follow. Why is Muraguri still in office, when Kshs5.6 billion was found missing? Why is this country nonchalant when it comes to the discussion about corruption? I want to urge the Budget and Appropriations Committee, as I support them, to even give very minimal monies in 2017/2018 Financial Year and in the Finance Bill. I propose that we earmark monies to projects. That is the reason behind the success of NG-CDF despite all the noise. For National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), it is known where the money will go, and what can go to operations. This was raised in the House Business Committee by the Leader of the Majority Party and we agreed and showed evidence that, in their supplementary budgets, counties have moved monies to governors operations. That reads elections and reads buying votes using public funds. I would be shocked if the Controller of Budget sits back while whole cabals of thieves are redirecting public funds to be used for political reasons; whether they are in the national Government or county governments, since EACC is, itself, practising corruption. Who do we have left? It is the Controller of Budget. How I wish she would stop keeping quiet. The law says she must publish those things on a website that is publicly visible to Kenyans, so that we can know. Parliament can only do so much. We have given them the law. This Parliament has given every possible law to direct the functions of those offices. But there must be goodwill from the holders of those offices. If EACC has failed, the Auditor-General must function, the Controller of Budget must function and the courts must function. I second, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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