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    "id": 1112783,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "won a bet; he has never inherited any property; he is not a professional like doctors who go to work at 6.00 a.m. and work up to midnight. He has never done anything but when he goes to a local pub, he conspicuously wants to make sure that everybody sees his latest car. His car is parked by the door for everybody to see. The keys of his car are put on the table where he is sitting for everybody to see. Those are the people we need to look at, our associations. The Bill is very good because it extends the net. As Sen. Poghisio said it is not the individual who is corrupt. It is corruption on behalf of his family and friends. We must extend collateral damage to all those who benefit to the third, fourth levels. If we find that you stole and gave it to A who gave it go B, we must trace. As lawyers, we know the equitable remedy of tracing. There was the case of Egypt of somebody versus the queen where property stolen by an individual in Egypt was traced up to the third generation and recovered. That is how it should be. As I conclude, we do not have a shortage of law. We have a shortage of will. If we want the children of this country to have a future and their children to have a future, we must learn how to respect public property. This country is not poor; this country is rich. This country has resources. This country needs managers. It is very disheartening that even our own church leaders who are supposed to be the custodians of our morals, you are cheered and respected depending on how much money you donate in your church. There is no priest who will ever stand up and pray and say: “I pray for Sen. Poghisio to come back next weekend and tell us where he got this money that he is giving us.” Instead they will tell you that they are praying for you to get more money where you got that from. So, if you stole they are praying for you to go and steal even more and share with them. This is the Kenya we have. This is the Kenya we do not want. This is the Kenya we must change because if we do not hold ourselves to account starting from Parliament- -- You have heard stories in this House which have been proven to be true where money has changed hands between Members of Parliament in the toilets. It is a shame. Then you are given Kshs10,000 to go and vote to hurt an entire generation. You go and vote for a law that is going to hurt the whole country. You take Kshs10,000 when your salary is Kshs1 million. What level of greed is this? This is the greed of a hyena that has eaten, it is full, the stomach is bursting but it is still eating. It can eat an elephant and eat a rat at the same time. This has to change. Lastly as we talk about corruption and accountability we must also stop using the war on corruption punitively and politicizing it. I am saying this because I heard my good friend and classmate the Speaker of the National Assembly cry loudly that the moment he said he wants to vie for the presidency, the next day the taxman was on him opening every page of his life. If the taxman wants to ask everybody how they have acquired their wealth, he should do so regardless of our status or our intention to be what we want to be. The moment you do it because somebody has expressed interest in joining leadership"
}