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    "id": 859037,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Manyatta, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Nyaga",
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        "legal_name": "John Muchiri Nyaga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to air my comments. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chairman and the Committee for burning the midnight oil to come up with this Report. Sometime last month, we were bashed that we have not presented any report. As a Committee, we decided that we will not table a half-baked report which Members might end up refusing to adopt. I want to zero in on two State corporations out of this list which are so notorious when it comes to malpractice. There is the NSSF which when they were constructing Hazina Towers, deliberately and blatantly refused to involve professionals in the public works. They decided on their own to come up with a plan without even conducting a feasibility study. When construction of the building was at the 15th floor, that is the time they realised that they could not go up to the 36th floor. That clearly shows that no feasibility study or due diligence were done. When the project was being reviewed, it was supposed to cost the Kenyan taxpayers Kshs1.9 billion - almost Kshs2 billion. It was supposed to cost that at 36 floors. Now they have reduced the project to the 15th floor. What happens to the entire project sum amount which was to be spent? In Nyayo Estate, they started a project without getting the requisite documents from the City Council, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the National Construction Authority. That is why they started getting problems with all those other city agencies. They had already paid 10 per cent of the sum which is Kshs215 million, which they stand to lose at the moment. I request this House to adopt this Report and if possible, read it thoroughly. For most of the projects being done by State corporations, there is no clear road map of when the project will commence, when it will end and the amount of money that will be spent. There is a lot of variation. Variation means adding more money. The other one is the NHIF. A parking lot which they were to construct was to cost slightly less than Kshs1 billion, that is Kshs900 million. The same project has now ballooned to almost Kshs4 billion. This shows how there is wastage in our State corporations. Currently, almost every State corporation in this Report requires the Auditor-General to conduct a forensic audit in order to get an in-depth understanding of what is happening. Most of them have outsourced that service to private auditors. You find that we give them a clean bill of health. After sometime, you hear there is a problem with the KPLC, KPC and the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). This is a problem which is mostly created by the boards and management of those State corporations. We need to look at this critically if we are to succeed and stop wastage. 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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