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    "id": 1112835,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "I am not saying that we should not fight corruption. Corruption is the biggest problem that we are dealing with. Our counties are struggling to deliver services because individuals have enriched themselves. The fight against corruption is not weak because we do not have laws. We do have laws and institutions that are mandated to deal with the fight against corruption. The problem against the fight against corruption is that there are too many people who are conflicted yet they are the ones who are presiding over the fight against corruption. Therefore, conflict of interest is all over the place. From the reports that I hear, many governors who are serving their last terms will be running for the Senate seats next year yet we have investigations going on in their counties. You can imagine what will happen if ten of them are elected as Senators, then they get to serve in certain Committees. We need to think of that. Those of us who will come back here might out of principle say that the Senators, who are former governors, should not serve in the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee. If they serve in that Committee, the"
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