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    "id": 854933,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very important Bill in correcting previous problems but also clearing the way for better management of public affairs in the future. In the last Parliament, Sen. Fatuma Dullo, Sen. Murkomen, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and other Senators who were here saw this House nearly hang an innocent man from Kericho. Gov. (Prof.) Chepkwony, as an enthusiastic governor, eager to get his county moving, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with some investors from Europe. An equally enthusiastic assembly in Kericho frog-matched him to the guillotine and impeached him. It is in this House where we were able to save him by appreciating that a MoU is a mere document of comfort. It cannot, by any standards, create contractual obligations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also know that the former governor of Nairobi, Dr. Evans Kidero continues to visit the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) headquarters to answer questions about some MoUs that he signed with some German companies. Therefore, this Bill brings into focus the need to properly manage PPPs. The Committee on Finance and Budget, in which I sit, chaired by the distinguished Senator for Mandera, has gone through this Bill very carefully. We have proposed far-reaching amendments that will come at the Committee Stage to make things better. Therefore, I hope that Members will follow closely because this unlocks a very major potential."
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