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• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I never called any hon. Member a thief. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Yes, I am sure, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me say what I said again. I said that some of these councillors in these local authorities are thieves, and that is the truth. I did not say Members of Parliament are thieves. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is why I would like to say that the Ministry of Local Government can help us develop a structure which can be easily monitored by communities so that the clerks, who are the biggest thieves in these councils, can be the only Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) holders just like the District Development Officers (DDOs) under the CDF. That can work for this country. That is the future of this country and we only ask the Minister to listen to us because the CDF is working amidst opposition from the World Bank, Washington and ... view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to substantiate my claims. In particular, I was talking about the Bamburi Portland Cement Company where people are writing undated cheques and walking away with cement. Last month alone--- view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am going to do that. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry if I brushed you on the wrong shoulders but I want to illustrate that this Ministry is doing a good job unlike the Ministry of Trade and Industry whose budget we passed here amid corruption which is so rampant there. I wish to say on the Floor of this House that people are writing cheques. There is a notorious depot in Bungoma which the Minister is using as a conduit, with his own people, to siphon tonnes of cement out of that factory. Amidst all that, the country has lost almost Kshs400 ... view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: So, it is incumbent upon us to talk about issues of corruption and we need to commend this Minister who is doing well. That place is riddled with single sourcing. The chairman who is a close confidante of the Minister in that factory--- view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the past, we all know that people used to supply chalk to the Nairobi City Council for water treatment. Mr. Kombo has now stopped it. The reverse is that the Chairman of the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), a Mr. Sande, is doing single sourcing from his office in town, and they are supplying and stealing--- view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologise. However, what is happening at the EAPCC is not the same thing that is happening at the Ministry of Local Government. The issue of corruption is what is riddling this country with poverty. The forensic investigation data shows that the computer system at the EAPCC is open such that non-existent people will just walk in, order cement and walk away with it. The EAPCC is not even a parastatal. Bamburi Cement Limited (BCL), which is its main competitor owns 54 per cent shares. So, the game is similar to what was ... view