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    "id": 781145,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kimani",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1179,
        "legal_name": "Onesmas Kimani Ngunjiri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is good to note that this is in good spirit. This is the way we want the country to move forward. Some few months ago, such an engagement could not have happened. I support what my able Chair has said in terms of the examination of the books of accounts of the six agencies that were examined by the PAC. If this country wants to move forward, then we must ensure that there is prudent management of our finances. It was very sad, for example, when we summoned as mandated by the Constitution, some members from the National Lands Commission (NLC). Despite having not given their records for the last one year, they neglected to bring any written submission. They neglected to give any substantive information about the queries that were raised by the PAC. We feel that if Parliament is supposed to do its role of oversight through various oversight Committees, namely, PAC, Special Funds Accounts Committee and the Public Investments Committee (PIC), it will not happen if accounting officers neglect their role as they did when we summoned them as Members of the PAC. On examination of various accounts, we also noted a big concern on some of the stalled projects in the country. I was thinking that when, for example, a budget of Kshs200 million for a particular project is proposed, notwithstanding that our resources are limited, and you only find Kshs100 million to do that project, then, that project cannot serve the people and ends up being some sort of a sunk cost. By the time you are completing this project, the expenses have gone up and so much has happened. With that, I beg to support the Report."
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