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    "id": 1496898,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Establishment of endowment funds is also important. It can be done on establishments such as the Dr. Hassanally Rattansi and other endowment funds. The role of a Cabinet Secretary and CECM is highlighted together with inspections of records. There are many other better things that a CECM and a Cabinet Secretary can do other than regulating harambees. Let us be fair to this country. Let us prepare laws that are fair to Kenyans. No one is denying that harambees are good. Some of us are products of harambees. Maybe, I would not have been a Senator if I did not get support from the harambee which helped me get through my schooling. I am sure the same applies to a number of Members in this House. Let us not lose the real and noble intentions of harambee. It is true that individuals have hijacked harambees to launder their money. We have seen cases where people have contributed Kshs5 million or Kshs10 million in cash, yet their salaries are known. How can somebody earning Kshs500,000, which after tax comes to around Kshs300,000, contribute Kshs5 million in a harambee and they also have a loan through mortgage facility? We know their salary, the number of cows they have and what they do. I agree that there are cases where harambees have been used to launder public money, but we should not kill the spirit of harambee. Harambees enabled 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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