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    "id": 952867,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13206,
        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "by the executives in the counties. We fought this war with the executive of Machakos County at the beginning of our term because the executive did not want to release money to the county assembly. Instead, the executive wanted to emasculate, intimidate and threaten the Members of the County Assembly to dilute their oversight role. We need to change the laws to allow the National Treasury to split that amount at source. They should send part of that money to the executive and the other part to the county assembly kitty. That will cure that malady. Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri has said that personnel from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) sit together with the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee, and I want to differ with him. I have sat in that Committee and never seen the importance of the EACC personnel. That is because they do not act or talk during the Committee deliberations. Whereas it is important that these monies go to the counties, I wish to state that corruption is the biggest challenge. I am supported by the Auditor General’s reports that were prepared long before I even came to this House. The Auditor-General’s Report on Machakos County Executive for the Financial Year 2017/2018 speaks volumes. It shows that donor funds like those from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and World Bank were withdrawn. These are some of the questions that we will be asking the Governor when he comes here on Monday at 9.00 a.m., as per the summons that were issued. He should explain to us the reason certain monies from the donors such as DANIDA and World Bank were withdrawn and went directly to private pockets. The County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC) should push for the agenda of this House. We want to see blood. We do not want jokes. Kenyans are watching and we want people to be accountable. This money belongs to the public and the governors should not think that it belongs to them. They should be accountable. A governor who cannot account for the public money should get out because we are going for them. They will have to reimburse the money that they have plundered. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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