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    "id": 938528,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kinyua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kinyua Nderitu",
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    "content": "Office of the Auditor-General, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the office of the Attorney-General and the officials from the Lake Basin Development Authority. The Committee visited the Lake Basin Mall on 29th August 2019. The salient issues that arose from the meetings and the visits are - (1) There were active investigations on-going regarding the construction of the mall on account of inflation of the cost by Kshs2.5billion. This had deterred investors from leasing space in the mall. (2) The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had taken a long time in its investigation, hampering efforts of leasing out the mall as all the documents pertaining to the mall are with the EACC. (3) Officials working in the mall were in constant fear of raids from EACC and avoided being part of the tender committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, following the inquiries, the Committee requested the EACC to speed up and conclude the investigation. On 6th September, 2019, 33 officials of Lake Basin Mall were arrested at the direction of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). The speedy completion of the investigations can be attributed to a large extent to the work of the Committee on this matter on behalf of the people of Kisumu. With regard to Petitions, the Committee worked on two Petitions in the period under review. The Committee received a Petition by Mr. Moses Wanjala Lukoye regarding corruption and violation of the Constitution and other law by the County Government of Bungoma. The Petition was committed to the Committee on 13th June, 2019. The Committee met with the Petitioner on 3rd July, 2019. The Petitioner was advised to submit supporting documents on the issue. The Petition is still under consideration. The Committee also received a Petition by Sen. Cherargei on behalf of a petitioner from West Pokot regarding the absence of the Deputy Governor of West Pokot County. The Petition was submitted to the Committee on 30th June, 2019. The Committee met with the Petitioner on 29th August, 2019 and met the Governor of West Pokot on 8th October, 2019. The Committee will be meeting with the EACC on this issue before bringing its report on the Petition."
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