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    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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    "content": "what the academy is all about. I found out that they take students from post-Form IV. It is already a firmed-up opinion. I wish we could do what we saw happening in China as stated by Dr. Adhiambo. Children are mentored from a young age so that they can grow up with values. If we were to bring down that academy to a level where it would be effective, it should be cascaded to the constituency levels so that we get kids into those academies, influence them, mentor them and instill some good values. This is how we will eradicate corruption in this country. It is not an overnight game. It might take a generation in order to get it right. We should not shy away from doing that. The Motion is okay because they will develop the curriculum. They will also develop training materials and conduct training. This is very relevant especially when it comes to stealing through technology. The Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) is one of them. We still have old folks who do not know the internet well and they approve things they do not understand. Then those who are elite in those areas get an advantage. I wish we could do more to prevent wastage because corruption is not only about bribes. It is also other ways of wasting resources. Relevant tools are okay. I wish we could also reward them. There is something we are missing even though we are preparing to train and equip them. We are losing the concept of rewarding people who are doing well and are honest at their jobs. That concept should also be enhanced. Lastly, if we ratify this, it is fine. We should also tweak it into our own culture. The training materials that they will develop are of global standards. For us to catch a thief, we need to employ another thief. We should also have our own tailored materials and training methodologies to deal with Kenyans. Kenyans are very unique. We can have all those international development materials, put them on the shelves and still behave as if we do not know and yet we do. We must domesticate whatever we will be doing. I thank the Committee. It should remain committed. We are wasting a lot of resources through malpractices and many people are suffering because of that. In addition, the budgeting process was also alluded to by Dr. Oundo. We are not very clean as a House when it comes to vetting the budget, line item by line item. Most of the Government theft comes through here. We approve them. We do not look at them critically. The budget-making process is an area that needs capacity building. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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