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    "id": 1035202,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). The House will recall that in the last two years, this particular amendment has come to this House and has not seen the light of day, particularly because of the unconstitutionality of this provision that has been unfortunately sought by my colleagues in ICPAK. Article 36(2) of the Constitution is quite clear. It spells out that a person shall not be compelled to join an association of any kind. The ICPAK, by all definitions, is an association of professionals. I am a professional accountant by training. I worked as an accountant for close to 10 years. I trained without being compelled by anybody to join any association. I worked in some of the top blue-chip companies in this country including subsidiaries of multinational companies like Unilever PLC and audited some of the top global audit firms in the world. I was never compelled to join the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). It, therefore, defeats me why years after qualifying as an accountant, I would seek to compel my constituents, young men and women, who may not have the means, to first register with such an institute before sitting for examinations."
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