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    "id": 540895,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "underperforming in several areas without leadership since September 2011. The morale of the staff was extremely low and many senior staff had resigned. The desperate situation needed urgent intervention. They embarked on several measures that were supposed to aid the Commission. They sought a legal opinion from the Attorney General on the question of their acting and that was allowed. But on the challenges, which is where I want to spend a little bit more time, this is what the two persons had to say:- “We wish to bring to your attention our displeasure in the leadership of the person of the Chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission attributable to incompetence, lack of desire to fight corruption and lack of vision. This is detailed below:- The Commission is currently investigating Anglo-Leasing contracts and the entire secretariat is focused on this. We are, however, disappointed to inform you that the Chairperson is secretly engaged in meeting the architects of the scam i.e. Mr. Kamani. Since the Chairperson joined the Commission, matters to do with Charterhouse Bank have resurfaced. As we speak now, a case has been filed against the Commission and we are not sure that the Chairperson is not involved. To date, one cannot identify and thus quantify any achievement related to his leadership. A number of policies have been pending. Though we had started the process of formulation of policies on security, partnership, information management, conciliation, mediation and negotiation, all of these have stalled because of lack of strategic direction and harmony.” They accused the Chairperson, Mr. Matemu for failure to consult and inform Commissioners on what was going on in the Commission. Press releases, media briefs and conferences where important Commission matters were discussed were not discussed with the Commissioners. The Commissioners also accused the Chairperson of failure to brief the Commission on regional and international linkages to the East African Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA) in which he served as president, Association of African Anti-Corruption Authorities (AAACA), Association of Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Authorities (ACACA) and yet these are important activities which the Commission should be involved in. They generally accuse the Chairperson of a poor leadership style leading to low staff morale, a lot of falsehoods circulating in the Press about senior management some of which may be originating from the Commission."
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