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    "id": 1341622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1341622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
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    "content": " Yes, Gideon Mulyungi. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I rise to support the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. I would like to start with the matter of the Kenya Roads Board (KRB). It has 13 members and they are there to squander public finances. Therefore, the proposal to reduce the number to nine will be in tandem with what obtains in other boards and what the Mwongozo Code requires. So, it is laudable. On the matter of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), vetting of public servants before appointment has been ongoing. Every public entity writes to EACC which then writes back confirming whether or not there are pending corruption cases against an officer. I have heard we are amending this so that EACC will be mandated to vet officers and make recommendations. In my view, this mandate can be misused by interested parties at EACC and politicians. It can be politicised. If Ichung’wah does not want Mulyungi to come to Parliament, with all his powers, he can talk to EACC who will disqualify me."
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