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    "id": 1272333,
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    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Hon. Wamboka, I want the Hon. Speaker to listen to me. Hon. Speaker, for the first time in the history of me being in this Parliament, when the Quorum Bell was rung, I saw Members troop out of the Chamber instead of coming back in the Chamber. It is something that has never been witnessed in the history of this Parliament for as long as I have been here. The Members trooped out of the Chamber until the benches on the Majority side became totally empty. Of course, it was a way of frustrating the debate on the then Motion. That is something that we need to deal with in future because it is against the Standing Orders. Let me support the Motion on the Report of the Delegation of Members APNAC that went to this meeting in Doha, Qatar. I must confess that I have been a very active member of APNAC, at least, until this Parliament. I had an occasion in the 11th Parliament to represent APNAC Kenya at a meeting in Chad. One of the things that I must acknowledge is that APNAC, just like other caucuses that deal with the matter of corruption, is a very important entity. I must thank the Chairman, Hon. Shakeel Shabbir, who has chaired it for quite some time. The fight against corruption requires not only goodwill but demonstrable actions from the leadership of the country. This House comprises people who are at the apex of the leadership of this country and, therefore, if we take up the fight against corruption head on and more seriously, I am sure the whole country can rally behind you. I want APNAC to move from talk to action. The fight against corruption must start with action from ourselves as leadership of the country. We can no longer be talking about the fight against corruption as a pass time. We must demonstrate, not only to the country but to the whole world, that Kenyan parliamentarians, truly, believe in the fight against corruption. I must acknowledge that, at least, for the ten or so months since this Parliament began, we have not heard of any case of any Member being hauled to courtrooms on matters of corruption. In the past, one would argue that corruption charges were being used as a political tool. Be that as it may, whenever Members of Parliament are hauled to courtrooms on charges of corruption, it sends very bad signals to the country that those who should be at the forefront in fighting corruption are the ones who are being accused of being involved in corruption. This House has the capacity and, indeed, the obligation to compel the Executive to take the lead in the fight against corruption. In short, what I am saying is that the APNAC requires support. Even as I support it, I must state that it is important – if possible – for all Members of Parliament to join APNAC as active The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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