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    "id": 1371833,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Ngilu, paid Kshs500,000. We also compelled the former Governor of Kwale County to pay Kshs200,000. By then, it was very clear. I have seen the amendment here. I do not know whether it was mistyped or something. That these funds are not from the public but from the personal account. So, whether we want to reiterate that in this amendment, it is something for us to think about. The most important thing that we have to put clear to the public is for them to know and understand that we do not want to have so many privileges. In fact, I do not understand what is privilege about this amendment. It is because we want to ensure a fiduciary duty. Every citizen of this country has got the legal obligation to ensure that they respect the three Arms of Government. We have been having a serious problem. This morning, while we were busy prosecuting other business here, we excused ourselves through the permission of the Speaker so as to go and interrogate the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of Energy and Petroleum on the recent occurrences in Embakasi. However, that CS failed to appear. He failed to appear because maybe the way our laws are drafted makes it easy for him to be invited. You could be invited where a letter is sent then you are invited again. The third time is when committee Members indicate that they have invited the witness three times without appearing and now summon them. I am happy with the amendment proposed in this Bill. That is Clause 5(b). I wish my brother, the Senator from Nandi, was here. It states that – \"Despite subsection (5A), the relevant House or its committee may require a person to appear before it within a shorter period of time as it may determine taking into account the urgency of the matter before the House or Committee.\" I beseech my brother to remove the word \"may\" and replace it with \"shall.\" Today, we had the MP for Embakasi East in the committee meeting. You could see that the gentleman was shaken, carrying the pain of the citizens of Embakasi. He stated that there were people in both public and private hospitals where bills were skyrocketing. However, the Cabinet Secretary decided to have their meetings and not to appear. It is time we became our brothers' keepers. We need to ask ourselves how we will be remembered when our time in this world ends. It is time we, legislators and citizens of this country, and those in the Judiciary and the Executive arms remembered that whatever we do here, it is not for us to carry to our graves, but for us to leave this country a better place than we found it. The only way to do it is to ensure that we adhere to the rule of law. I support the amendments and plead with my brother to ensure he corrects a few things. I would like to emphasise one thing on the subpoenas or summonses to witnesses. Whenever a witness receives them, they should understand that summonses or subpoenas are legal documents with severe consequences."
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