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    "id": 1133656,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1133656/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 590,
        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Secondly, Article 2(6) of the Constitution requires that our international obligations or treaties that we ratify internationally shall become part of our domestic obligations. Kenya is a founder member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group. We are guided by the financial action taskforce recommendations which were brought forward by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Right now, Kenya has a seat in the Security Council. That is a privileged position. It is those financial taskforce regulations that require the amendments that are being made at this point in time. Are we going to throw away our constitutional obligations? By the way, we are 18 Members of the Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group. All the countries except Kenya have passed this law. All the countries in the East African Community (EAC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have passed this law. Why are we different? We are not. It has also been raised on the Floor of this House that this Bill has been withdrawn several times and Hon. Duale went to the extent of saying that this Bill is being sneaked into the House. This Bill is properly before the House. There is no sneaking what is happening. In any case, the amendments that have been withdrawn in the past were the amendment in the Finance Bill and the amendment in the Statute Law. In fact, it is this time that this Bill is properly before the House as an amendment to Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill. Therefore, we should debate this Bill. There are several issues that were raised including this issue on advocate-client confidentiality. There were proposals that were made to the Committee; which the Committee was favourably considering, including the one to include a high threshold for purposes of the reporting by advocates. I think that is the direction to go. Let us make amendments where we deem necessary. As has been said, we have this international obligation. This is not being imposed by anybody. Let it be clear, it is us who are in this treaty and in this agreement. We are not being told by anybody. So, it should not be said that somebody is imposing this on us. This is an obligation which we entered with our eyes wide open and we must, therefore, fulfil. If by January we remain the only country; the island that has not passed this law, then…"
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