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    "id": 1399591,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "I will read (b), (c), and (d) briefly. The word “former” means I no longer benefit from it. If we are clever enough, former staff have got historical memory. They will better advise someone because they can easily save public money. In other jurisdictions, former officers set up offices to offer consultancy services. In the United States of America (USA), former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers set up consultancy services and they will tell you, ‘I was a former officer of the IRS.’ They help you to save your time, and negotiate better. This Clause 27, I believe, has to be deleted. I also believe that Clause 28, ought to be deleted, where it says- “A former public officer shall not, during the period of two years immediately preceding the termination of service represent, vouch for or defend any person, whether for remuneration or not, before any reporting entity with which the former public officer had direct and significant official dealings”. Why are you incarcerating me? Why are you making it difficult for me to make a life? Supposed that is the only training that I have had? So, for two years, I will stay hungry just because I happen to have been working in that department. This is draconian and it has to be removed. Because of time, I will state other provisions, which I think are very problematic. Clause 31 states that- “Every public officer shall submit to the Commission a declaration of the income, assets and liabilities of himself, his spouse or spouses and his dependent children under the age of eighteen years”. That is ridiculous. “Dependent children:” They depend on me but the fact that they are dependent, means they do not own anything. If I am paying for their college, and maybe they get a job as a waiter, I have to follow them to know how much money they are making because there is this ridiculous, draconian law that we passed that requires me, as a public officer, to declare how much they are paid as a waiter. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to request two more minutes, so that I conclude this matter."
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