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    "content": "authorities such as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) which supervises the commercial banks, Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) which regulates the insurance sector and Capital Markets Authority (CMA) which regulates the Nairobi Stock Exchange fully funded to undertake their work. We know they manage tiny institutions as opposed to the size of the institutions that SASRA has been charged with. SASRA needs a lot of support. We have been talking with the Treasury. Whatever this House can do to help us will be appreciated. Therefore, I fully support the recommendation that has been made that SASRA be funded in order to build capacity of the institutions that are under it. Information available to me indicates that in the coming few years, more and more people will go the co-operative way as the way to the development of this country to reduce the gap between the poor and the rich. Therefore, I see a danger of many co- operatives coming up which is good for the country. However, we need the capacity and resources to control our coffees, SACCOs, tea, pyrethrum and others involved in this sector. Let us hope that we can develop rules that will not make it possible to witch-hunt others. We want Parliament to have a very good reputation. We want Kenyans to look up to Parliament for guidance and oversight role. We can sustain Parliament’s image which it has begun to acquire after one party system. It is now beginning to be an independent institution. What is better than not being accused of witch-hunting and not having misunderstandings as to the roles that they are playing. Nobody is misleading hon. Members by giving them false information. These are things that I hope we can find a solution to and a way of working together. We want this Parliament to be strong and independent. We want Parliament to be respected by Kenyans. The only way this can happen is when investigations are seen to be done fairly and the reports produced are fair. As I said, I am a very happy person. However, I would like to know how those things got to the pigeon holes. How did Mr. Langat got to our pigeon holes? I will follow this one personally because I think it is unfair. I might even go to court because my family name has been mentioned adversely in this and yet it goes back to 55 years back in public life. We have never been accused of stealing. Being accused of stealing makes me a very angry person. I will be considering legal action now that the Report is out, irrespective of what other action will be taken because names are very important. My name is the only asset that I have. I am not a rich man, but I am a comfortable person. I need to follow up this to a logical conclusion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us leave this matter alone. Let us proceed. As I said, I have 12,000 SACCOs. I need the help of this House to run them effectively. I will be approaching the Committee for help from time to time because I have issues with the coffee co-operatives and all other crops. I need help from this Parliament. I now feel comfortable that we can work with this Committee and Parliament to help us. We need to work with Parliament so as to get resources from the Treasury and donors. If we continue to be painted as thugs or thieves, no donor or Treasury will put resources into this sector which is needed in order to develop this country. It has recognized the Vision 2030 as one of the sectors that will help improve the qualities of lives and help this country to develop to greater heights. I am confident this sector is capable of lifting the lives of our people to great heights the way it used to be, whether it"
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