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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, here, we are talking about impunity and we do not need to reinvent the wheel. In Kenya, you hardly ever hear of a Government Minister being taken to court to answer to this-and-that charge. That is why, today, even on small matters like traffic jams, you will see a flagged car `flying’ on the wrong side of the road. They do not care that they could cause an accident and kill someone. They just ‘ fly’ . They do not know that we are the ones paying for the flagged vehicle, whether it is a Passat or the big guzzlers. The sense of impunity exists in this country and it is what we need to deal with. It is impunity which tells you: “Because my father is So-and-So, you cannot touch me. Because my grandfather is So-and-So, I need to get this tender. I can shoot you and nothing will happen to me. I can plan violence and nothing will happen to me so long as I fight so hard to catch that flag. Once it is on my car, nothing will happen to me”. We need to take our country to the level of France. Everybody must be ready to pay the price so that the State can move forward. This is a big reason we need to support this Bill. It is seeking to deal with that impunity. In this Bill, nobody is big or immune. If you have been mentioned, whether you are a Government officer or not, you are required to come out of that office so that you can be dealt with in a normal way. We have to respect the flag and that is why we have to remove you from office so that you can be dealt with. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for those reasons, I second this Bill and urge hon. Members to show leadership and go for it. Let us close this chapter of our nation. I beg to second."
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