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    "id": 1147784,
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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "which again is not something that we should be legislating because that should be part of our upbringing, and moral acceptance or values as a nation. Unfortunately, we do not have that and so we have to legislate. We need to have people who can look at who is ethical, and who is not. Even as we head towards the elections and the process of coming up with new leaders, the debate currently is whether we are living to our moral persuasion while we are still bringing people to power whose background have always been challenged, some through the courts and impeachments. Yet we are still saying that they are eligible for office. These are issues that we need to look at. I hope that when the said nominees get to the said office, they will not only be filling vacant position, but will also contribute to how Kenyans can be more ethical, how leaders can have integrity, and the new things that need to be done innovatively so that we can realise the dreams of our people. By putting some of the requirements within Chapter Six, it was not only for the purposes of vetting officers, but was also for people to live in accordance with those aspirations or the principles that are captured under Chapter Six. As we aspire to make a great Republic, we should know that our foundation is leaders who have integrity. Hon. Speaker, you will occasionally hear us giving examples of developments taking place in Rwanda, but if you look back, you will see that most of their experience is captured in the fact that they have inculcated the culture of integrity, all the way from their schools. They cannot cheat in exams or do anything that is questionable. Children, therefore, get to know what is morally right or wrong. When people live with such morals, we do not even need to have special bodies to go looking for those who have gone wayward. We can give examples of several other countries that have gone through that route because people believe that there is something that is moral, and what is obviously not acceptable. Hon. Speaker, I could go on and on, but I can see the Chair here. We hope he would add more voice when making his contribution. With those few remarks, I once again thank the Committee for probing the new members and once approved by this House to take on the challenge, turn the Ethics and Anticorruption Commission into a body that it is supposed to be, and never let it be allowed to be used for witch- hunting or for political machinations. It should be the one that will return Kenya into a nation where integrity is upheld, where corruption becomes hampered, and create a situation where people would believe that taking what is not theirs or what belongs to the public is the worst they can do to the current and future generations. When we get there, we would then say that the commissioners we put in place were worth it. I, therefore, hope that these people will rise up to that challenge. With those remarks, I beg to second."
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