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    "id": 80655,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamama",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for granting me the opportunity to support the report by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. In supporting the appointment of Mr. Maurice Juma, I wish to point out that the Procurement and Supplies Department in the Government is the fulcrum of corruption. I would like to say that pilferages, theft of public resources and deals are made in the Department of Procurement and Supplies. I also want to thank the former Minister for Finance, Mr. Mwiraria, who is not in Parliament for actually instituting a radical surgery on this department. We all know that almost all procurement or supplies officers as they used to be referred to at that time were sacked and told to apply afresh. A few of them were actually taken by the Government. This is an area where Dr. Lumumba, who is carrying out investigations on corrupt people, must post most of his officers. I recommend that he posts one officer in all Ministries to ensure that there is no corruption in the Procurement and Supplies Department. I support this report and advice the officer who has been recommended by Parliament not to let Kenyans down. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, according to investigations, we are being told that almost 50 per cent of all corrupt cases are in this department. So, he must move very fast and put in place, systems that are fool-proof and are water-tight to ensure that Kenyans get value for money. This officer should also make sure that he has good officers right from the districts all the way to the headquarters. Those officers who have been found to be involved in corrupt practices or officers with warning letters should be sent packing. We really appreciate the momentum to deal with both present and past corrupt cases. I think Dr. Lumumba should stay in the course and deal with corrupt public officers firmly, quickly and decisively. With those few remarks, I beg to support this report."
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