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    "id": 989995,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also wish to support this Petition and say that it is high time that issues of social audit are taken very seriously. This is a sign that we need the Auditor-General as early as yesterday. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is happening in Narok County is actually applicable in all counties. I hope that when this Committee takes up this particular Petition and starts their work, they will also look into many other counties. For example, in my county, Bomet County, there is a 12-kilometre road for which a tender was awarded and paid, but to date no work has been done on it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, most of the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) have gone to bed with the governors because they are the first line of accountability before we come to the Senate. For most of the projects that are not completed, you will find that these MCAs are also involved. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition should ensure that we have the Auditor-General in place. Once we find out that someone has embezzled money through his position as governor, we then stamp our authority, so that it serves as a warning to the rest. Otherwise, the public is losing so much money through many shoddy projects. Even those that are done are not completed. I remember a bridge in my county that was built using bricks. However, when the rains came recently, that particular bridge was swept away together with the millions that went into building it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition is very important. It has come at a right time when we are complaining about issues of public money embezzlement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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