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"speaker_name": "Manyatta, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gitonga Mukunji",
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"content": " Corruption is a very emotive issue when it is spoken about in this country. Among the things that this Parliament should be able to solve for the prosperity of this county and for the good of the people is to ensure that there are no cases that are left without being dealt with. Corruption has been used in politics and is one of the issues impeding development of this country. There are too many corruption cases that have never been closed. We have the issue of COVID billionaires, who took money when Kenyans had problematic diseases and the country basically closed businesses. This House has a role to play in ensuring that there are no corruption cases going unsolved. One of the roles this House has is to ensure that the Ksh3.6 trillion Budget is used transparently and efficiently. The former President disclosed that the country loses close to Ksh2 billion a day to corruption. I am very happy to report from the word go that our President has clearly pronounced himself on issues corruption. One of the things he has said is that he will not condone or forgive anybody who is found stealing money that belongs to the public. I welcome that move, but it should be accompanied with serious repercussions for anyone mentioned in corruption cases. Today I was happy to see Cabinet Secretaries signing performance contracts, which involve issues of ethics that are well enshrined in the Constitution. It involves usage of our hard-earned resources in the right way. It is always very painful to see citizens struggling with increase in the cost of living whereas there are corruption wolves in Government. I call upon this House to be vigilant by taking all corruption cases brought to this Floor with the seriousness they deserve."
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