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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of corruption was mentioned by His Excellency the President. I do not know whether it was strongly or lightly, but I would like to say that some of the policies that we have in this country are enhancing corruption instead of eradicating it. For example, there are issues to do with tendering processes of various things. Those processes are enhancing corruption. Corruption is rife when it comes to tendering for contracts. For example, under the Economic Stimulus Programme, we exempted the Ministry of Education from following the procedures used by other line Ministries. What is being done by the Ministry of Education will not give value to the money that has been set aside for those centres of excellence. The way that it is being manipulated will not have the same effect as Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). You will find an institution that has been given Kshs20 million or Kshs30 million. But it will not have the same facilities as another institution that has been given Kshs15 million or Kshs20 by CDF. That is because the Ministry of Public Works has interested parties in those tenders. They have formed their own cartels and companies. Once the Boards of Governors (BOGs) have identified who to give the tender, they go to vet. If that vetting is final, they will favour their own companies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we want to eradicate corruption but let the policies that are there also eradicate corruption. We want action and not mere words. We should not speak different languages. The Judiciary was mentioned as an arm of the Government that needs reforms. I agree entirely that the Judiciary should hasten the process of fast-tracking cases that have been there for a long time. There are cases that have been there for many years. I know some cases where people have died and their children do not know the fate of those cases. The lawyers take advantage of such cases. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish the Judiciary could live to its word of giving justice to Kenyans and not delaying the cases. As they say, justice delayed is justice denied. Let them not deny Kenyans justice. We now have the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), whose Chairman has been portrayed as not having the integrity that is required of that Chair, internationally and nationally. However much he tries to cling to that Chair--- I do not know what is wrong with him. I do not know his background. But the image now portrayed is that he will not be an impartial Chairman. He has issues about himself. He has a background that is questionable. If your integrity is questioned and you are doing a job that is important to Kenyans, the right thing to do is to resign. By resigning, you put"
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