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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chimera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me first begin by thanking my colleague Senators who took time and effort to contribute to this very weighty Bill. Senators like Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, who spoke in support of the Bill, I could not thank you more. Those Senators who spoke against the Bill, like Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Thang’wa, I appreciate the critique that you put forth against this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when I set out to move this Bill, my only fundamental and true intention and purpose of moving this Bill was the need to strengthen the very fundamental constitutional mandate that has been placed on this House by Article 96 in so far as matters oversight are concerned. There was a need to cure the issue of conflict of interest on Senators as we seek to discharge our core role as enshrined in the laws of this great land. Sen. Cherarkey spoke very well. I applaud and thank him for his contribution. He told this House that he was dispensing Solomonic wisdom pro bono . I know he is not sitting in this House today and he may not have a chance to respond to what I am saying. However, he went on to cite issues that are bedeviling our counties. They include mismanagement of public funds, broken systems and failure of this leadership to fix governance and leadership in our many counties. However, that is not the point of this Bill. Sen. Cherarkey is wrong in his contribution. It is not my intention to speak about the failures of our institutions to protect public funds or the slow rates of prosecutions against those leaders. I do not want to say governors in as much as this Bill seeks to speak more about governors. I am however speaking about those leaders who are in charge of public funds and have misapplied them, and we have not seen highly successful convictions. That was not the text of this Bill. I urge and plead with my colleagues, especially Sen. Cherarkey. If he feels, in his wisdom, that there is laxity and a weak link in the fight against corruption, in upholding and promoting Chapter 6 of the Constitution, insofar as our leadership is concerned, then he has all the room and space to move this House to amend those relevant laws. We can propose that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) be granted prosecutorial powers. This is so that for the first time in this nation, it can have a chance to summon, interview, investigate, arrest and prosecute graft suspects. However, that was never my intention in moving this Bill. My intention was The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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