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    "id": 1081663,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1081663/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
        "slug": "millie-odhiambo-mabona"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. As a Member of APNAC (Kenya) that fights corruption, and also as a member of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) that also works on human rights and rule of law, I just want to stand with other Members of Parliament, even as we are celebrating the whistleblowers day, and condemn what is happening at the university. Hon. Speaker, we as a Parliament must ensure that we protect every whistleblower because corruption will not end as every person who is brave enough to come forward is the one who gets victimised. Even now I am dealing with a case where someone reported to me a case of purported theft and it is the whistleblower who is being harassed by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. We must stop and shame people when situations like that happen because we are not going to deal with corruption unless we deal with the real culprit. We must demand not only reinstatement but also to ensure that he has a salary increment. This is to ensure that other people know that there is a benefit when you report corruption; not that you will be the one victimised for reporting corruption. Otherwise, as a House, we must continue to be vigilant and I am happy even as we are celebrating the whistleblower's day."
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