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    "id": 1399490,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "country, we must take these issues seriously. Every wealth, even if you buy a watch, a car or property, no matter the worth, as a public official, you must tell us. In this country, we are aware of people who use their offices to enrich themselves. We cannot gerrymander in the fight against corruption. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has been given a function, but I have little faith in it. I have sat in the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC). Sen. Ledama and a number of colleagues have sat there as well. We have made many recommendations for bodies like the EACC to follow up and prosecute governors or county officials who continue to pilferage our resources. I am aware that EACC might be struggling with capacity on issues of resource allocation, but they have never shown proof of what they have done. In our last report when I was the Chairperson at the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee (JLAC), the only conviction the EACC had achieved in that year when they tabled their report was convicting someone who had taken a bribe of Kshs20,000, somewhere in Eldoret and it caused a huge uproar on the Floor of the House. The fight of any elections--- sorry, not elections because they are still far. The fight against corruption, larceny, graft and plundering of natural resources can be won. I remember there was a gentleman who told us at that time that he was not going for small fish or omena, but big fish. He ended up with nothing on the plate. That was very unfortunate. With the enriching of this Bill that has been fronted by the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot, then it should be supported by all and sundry, so that we fight corruption in this country. I, therefore, challenge the EACC because I have seen the Motion by Sen. Ledama Olekina on pending bills. How can pending bills be there and when you go to the National Treasury, money has been disbursed? It means that it has been stolen. What is the EACC doing about it? Nothing! When they are reported, they go and call the governors or anyone who has been accused of corruption and see them hapo"
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