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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the Vice-Chairperson on this particular amendment. Members should bear in mind that this Bill was published in 2022. You can all remember what regime we were operating under and what pervaded then. Several State officers, including sitting governors, were illegally barred from accessing their offices under the pretext that they were under investigation. I agree with the Vice-Chairperson that the EACC and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) can as well go to court and seek injunctive orders for specific officers under investigation to be barred from accessing their offices. Allowing such a provision in law provides a fertile ground for witch-hunt. As much as the Kenya Kwanza administration believes in the rule of law and does not use the criminal justice system to fix its politics, enacted laws remain law even beyond the term of this administration. If those who were in power before came back to power, you can only imagine what kind of abuse such a provision existing in law would be used against those they 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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