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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "the stakeholders for their submissions and comments that greatly enriched our consideration of the Bill. Finally, I want to express, as the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, my sincere gratitude and appreciation to hon. Senators of the Committee and the members of the Secretariat who made useful contributions towards the preparation and production of the proposed amendments, which I will briefly run the House through. On behalf of the Committee of Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and pursuant to Standing Order No.148, of the Senate Standing Orders, the Committee, proposes the following amendments to the Bill. As I stated, we received over 13 submissions from various stakeholders. Upon consideration, the Committee made several proposals to amend the provisions of the Bill. The first proposal is in regards to the provisions of Clause 3 that speaks to the objects of the Bill. The Committee proposes that Clause 3 be amended by rephrasing the Bill. Instead of reading ‘enhance integrity of public office and public confidence in the delivery of public service’, the Committee proposes that sub-Clause 3(c) be amended to read as follows- “Enhance public confidence in the integrity of public office and delivery of public justice”. The reason behind this proposition is because of the content of the stakeholders' report on the office as well as the officer. In this case, there are personal conflicts of interest, which are limited to the individual, and those that can come out by the office that a public officer holds. Secondly, the Committee proposes an amendment to Clause 13 of the Bill. As a Committee, we are proposing that we become very specific to the private interest of the officer. In this case, we are borrowing it from the stakeholders' submission. Besides the office, we should ensure that the Bill speaks to private interest of the officer. Therefore, Clause 13 is proposed to read that- “A public officer shall not, directly or indirectly use or allow any person under the officer's authority to use any information that is obtained in the course of performing official duties and is not available to the public to improperly further or seek to further the private personal interest of the officer.” This recommendation will ensure that we deal with a person who has authority in the entity or authority that is authorized to check on the conflict of interest arising by virtue of the office. The Committee further proposes an amendment to Clause 15 on the requirement on the person of the public officer to disclose when such a person has accepted to perform certain functions. I would like to read for the benefit of the Members- “A public officer shall not allow himself to be influenced in the exercise of an official power or performance of a duty or function by plans for or any offer outside employment.”"
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