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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity. From the onset, I cannot reconcile that we do not have a substantive Auditor-General in the Republic of Kenya. I just want to echo the sentiments of my brother, the Member for Mwea. We have many Kenyans in this country. I have just come from the Bomas of Kenya and, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not know whether you had the chance to be there. The Minister for Foreign Affairs from Tanzania made it very clear that they respect this country because this is where people are. We are very educated. We should not be asking for a position like this. I cannot reconcile this. It is only when I walked in that I realised this is part of our business today. We do not have an Auditor-General because there was a delay. What causes the delay? Unless somebody has an interest in looking for somebody from somewhere else, maybe from Europe, to come and fill the position, I cannot reconcile that we do not have an Auditor-General three months down the line. Mr. Ouko worked very well for this country for eight years and we must have had a succession plan. I do not understand. Therefore, I am even tempted to say that the extension be declined and we force the Executive to come to this House to explain why they have taken that long to appoint an Auditor- General. The moment you give an extension, you are agreeing that they should continue in the status quo. I would decline to give an extension. This is one way of saying that this is well done. Do not give an extension because there is no reason for us to have taken more than three months from 31st August 2019 when Ouko left. I thank him. He did a very good job for this country and nothing should stand still because he left. I cannot reconcile. I am a senior Kenyan and I cannot reconcile this. Unless there is an interest somewhere, somebody has an interest to bring in somebody else to do the job, this is fair enough. The best we can do, and I do not want to agree with other people who are saying that we should extend time, is to refuse to approve the extension and force the Executive to come and explain to the House and Kenyans why they have taken more than three months to pick the Auditor-General. We have very many problems. If you 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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