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    "id": 1341610,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": "somebody to investigate you and hold a press conference to say how corrupt you were. However, when the matter would be presented before the DPP, there would be no evidence to support the case in court. If we really want to fight corruption, we must begin by strengthening investigations into corruption. I want the Leader of the Majority Party to listen to me because this is his Bill. As long as we still have the current EACC officers who are not very good at undertaking professional investigations, we will not succeed. Even if we gave them the power to investigate corrupt individuals, they will never succeed in ending corruption because they will still conduct shoddy investigations. When matters are presented before the DPP, he rejects them because they cannot hold up before a judge. No judge would give you a good ruling. I oppose the proposal to provide EACC officers with the power to conduct free investigations. As Parliament, we must find a way to ensure that the EACC can conduct professional investigations that can lead to prosecutions. That is where we need to start. I urge the Government to consider how we can professionalise the EACC and the DCI. The DCI never conducts professional investigations. As long as you are a Government target, the DCI will send officers to your offices who will announce how they are investigating you or another person. That will be the end of the story because they will never find anything substantial to take to court. The Government should consider professionalising investigations to successfully fight against corruption."
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