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    "id": 1272345,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am a member of APNAC, the organisation of parliamentarians against corruption. I have had basic training in China. I have had experience with Kenya's situation. When we talk about corruption, we are not talking about stealing money. We are also talking about systems and procedures that are applied by people who practise corruption. We must admit that one of our shortcomings is that we focus on the national Government and quasi-Government institutions when we talk about corruption in this country. We have left out county governments from the areas of focus as APNAC. I ask our Chairperson and the Committee to take this institution to the county assemblies. In that way, we will address corruption at the national level, and also at the county level. We cannot pretend that corruption only occurs within Government institutions. That is far from the truth. There is a lot of corruption even in the private sector. However, because of democracy and limitations of boundaries, it becomes very difficult for us as Parliament to aggressively focus on private enterprises that participate in corruption. In every Government institution where tendering and businesses are done, you always find a private practitioner such as an engineer, a lawyer, an accountant, a supplier, and many others. Corruption is a serious demon. It even operates within church organisations and that is why Shakahola happened. As a fighter against corruption, I agree with the views of the majority that we need to take this institution to a higher level. I am the President of Democracy and Good Governance of the 12 Great Lake countries. You will find that all of the problems that we are experiencing are as a result of corruption at the international level, which is being executed by international operators who sell firearms and try to interfere with the democracies of African countries. We are dealing with a very big animal. I believe that Parliament has the capacity to advocate for serious policies that will help buttress our institutions against corruption. 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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