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    "id": 859034,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Having said that, I want to come to the auditors. It is a requirement that where the Government has put investments, they must be audited by the Auditor-General. My colleagues have clearly put it. In some of the State corporations, as much as the Auditor-General is allowed to outsource, we have some strategic parastatals, particularly in the energy sector whereby, in the 19th Report of PIC that was passed on the Floor of this House, it was recommended that for issues of auditing, the Auditor-General should not outsource. Unfortunately, the Auditor-General has been outsourcing all through by using auditors from the private sector to audit firms like the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, the Kenya Pipeline Company, the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd and GDC and we smell a rat. That is why the recommendations in the 19th Report stated that the Auditor-General must audit those State corporations himself. This House cannot legislate in vain. We cannot legislate, come up with resolutions and in the long run, they are not implemented by State corporations. It is important that the Chairman of the Committee on Implementation, Hon. Kenta, who is a senior lawyer and qualifies to be a Judge of the Supreme Court, takes note of this and moves speedily. In the last Parliament, the Committee on Implementation was sleeping on the job. I am happy that Hon. Kenta is picking it up. It is important that you pay attention to reports of oversight Committees so that they form the basis of your work. You must move speedily so that each parliamentary resolution is implemented to the letter. We should not wait. We cannot be wasting the taxpayers’ money. We come up with resolutions and they are not implemented. I can see Hon. Kenta is nodding. From now henceforth, you should call the Auditor-General so that in future, the critical State corporations, particularly those in the energy sector such as KPLC, KenGen and KPC are never audited by Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) or Deloitte & Touche. It should be the Auditor-General himself auditing them. There is also the issue of the land. Across the board, most State corporations have land but do not have the documentation. Some of their land has been grabbed. One of the critical responsibilities of the National Land Commission is dealing with historical injustice and ensuring that those State corporations acquire their title deeds. Instead of the NLC hunting down land grabbers, they have gone there to enrich themselves. That is why the Chairman, Prof. Swazuri, is now out of the Commission. How I had wished that we move speedily so that we can have a Chair of the NLC. It plays a critical role. Across the board, land belonging to State corporations is being grabbed by some people connected to the powers that be and who are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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