{"id":862321,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/862321/?format=json","text_counter":351,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kang’ata","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1826,"legal_name":"Irungu Kang'ata","slug":"irungu-kangata"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are material points because one of the key proposal, which is a contentious point, is that this Bill proposes to collapse the two into one. Therefore, I must try to convince Members why we need to do that. This is because from where I sit, LAPTRUST takes money from county workers but is a private entity. Therefore, there is a danger of allowing those two entities remaining as they are. We need to collapse them, which is the rationale. That is the point I am trying to drive to Members. If we allow LAPTRUST to continue to exist and is not audited by the Auditor- General; and it is not accountable to either the Senate or the National Assembly, it is then a misnomer. Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir---"}