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"content": "In congratulating Mr. Ekwee Ethuro for bringing this Bill, we also thought that, particularly in Clause 4, we would want to strengthen the standards that are required for a person to be appointed to the Cabinet to include a clause that a person will not have been adversely mentioned in any previous Government Reports or been imprisoned by a court of law in matters related to misappropriation of public resources. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have had Ministers, particularly in the current Grand Coalition Government, whose names are in Parliamentary Committee Reports such as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public Investments Committee (PIC). Those persons are actually sitting in the Cabinet. This particular clause is meant to deal with this to prevent it from happening in future. So, we support this Bill and we want to stipulate stricter qualifications for those who will aspire to the Office of Minister in the Republic of Kenya. Also, in supporting this Bill, we thought that we should add, under Clause 5, the following provision:- âA Minister shall be responsible for- (e) all matters, administrative or financial, pertaining to the Ministry and shall cede office in the event of any financial mismanagement of public funds in the Ministry or parastatal under him during his tenure.â"
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