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    "id": 1279716,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruaraka, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. TJ Kajwang’",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, three minutes are too little to persuade Members of this House to reject this Bill. This Bill should be rejected, first, on principles. The only way to get myriads of Acts of Parliament approved is through the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill. This Bill calls itself an Act of Parliament but it is a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment). This is very technical and only few people will understand. Lawyers, accountants, and professionals in this House will suffer because this Bill will allow third parties to encroach on the fidelity of advocate-client relationships and the fiduciary relationships among the accountants. This will not only affect the lawyers and the accountants but all of you have lawyers whom you have confidence in. If this Bill passes, it will allow people to intrude into your accounts and know what you are discussing with your lawyer. Three minutes is not enough for me to explain myself. The speed with which this Bill is moving shows that there is more than meets the eye. Foreign institutions should not infiltrate Kenya through this House. We have information that the foreign powers are using this House to bring their agenda. There are no comparative Acts to this in America and the United Kingdom (UK). However, we are being forced to pass legislation to open ourselves and our professionals to the world. Hon. Members, it is time for the Mover to reply but I urge you to keenly look at this Bill and vote wisely. If you do not do that, you are, in essence, playing to the West’s gallery. I thank you."
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