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    "id": 1443309,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "we can be lectured, then people who cannot lecture us shall be the EACC. They have no moral standing to speak to this House or any person of this Republic of Kenya. It is high time that we looked at the people that have been heading this particular body. With tremendous respect, we have tried advocates. We had Justice Ringera. We have tried the professors such as Prof. Lumumba. We have tried bishops from the mainstream churches and the pentecostal churches. It is high time now that we tried a person of the stature of Sen. Omtatah to lead the EACC. We have not seen any tangible action that has been taken by the EACC. Therefore, in our fight against corruption, the EACC is one body. Since I saw them responding to the Members of this House, then the fairest thing to do is to have them come before this whole House, so that we can have that conversation. Let them not answer us in the media. They have been trying to sensationalise and sponsor fake and uninformed propaganda that this House has passed a law on the conflict of interest and that is why the EACC is not working. This is what the Gen Z are saying, that if an agency of Government can lie and they are the people that are supposed to look and chase the liars, why do we need that agency? If it is indeed true and we even take that conversation that they are not acting because we passed that law, but it was passed here on 31st, May. The EACC has been there since 2004. What have they been doing before that law was passed? I dare say - and my colleagues will bear me witness - there is no law that we have mitigated that has allowed any Senator of this House or any public servant to do business with the Government. We shall demonstrate because that shall come as a substantive Motion. If anything, we have strengthened the law. I would dare say that because I have never done business with the Government in my capacity or even my own family, and none of the Members of this House would have that kind of intention. It is not time to apportion blame to anybody. The second body that I feel is the weak link in our fight against corruption is the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This is another notorious body. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the case of Nyamira - and allow me to use Nyamira again - two people found themselves on the payroll of the Nyamira County Government. They were paid a total of Kshs800,000. When the matter came into the public forum through the area Senator and the other people who were charged with the oversight of the County Assembly, the County Secretary wrote and said that these people are not their employees. The County Public Service Board (CPSB) wrote and said that these people were not our employees. The payroll managers wrote and said that these people were not our employees. Then there was a case. When the matter was taken to court and I am not an advocate or a lawyer. I have no background in law, but they said it was nolle prosequi and that they had no intention of taking these two people to court. What becomes of the money that has been stolen from the people of Nyamira? We can see them responding to Sen. Sifuna on Twitter. I propose that since they are very willing to engage, let them not engage us on Twitter . Let them come before the whole of this House, so that we can demonstrate. Let us have a conversation. Do not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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