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"speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, we need to look at the whole issue holistically because it looks like it was meant to target some people who are politically exposed, like the Members of Parliament. No one holds an office that has been created politically. The Executive is a politically created office, it holds people who are politically exposed. They must agree with the Conflict of Interest Bill. We are, therefore, going to look into the Bill and ensure that all Kenyans who hold different positions, starting from the sub-chiefs, chiefs, Members of County Assembly (MCAs), to county officers, Members of Parliament all the way to the Executive are part of this Conflict of Interest Bill. If we are going to drain the swamp, let us do it properly. We should not only target the Members of Parliament. Some Members are peasants; they do not even own businesses. Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah, for example, is running butcheries; therefore, when you only target them, you would be doing so with ulterior motives. I do not know where that Bill came from, which is why it has not gone through. We should look at the Bill holistically so that everyone is covered under it and we finish the issue of conflict of interest once and for all. Hon. Speaker, the other issue that I took note of in the President's Speech is gender- based violence. It is very sad that our women are being killed by the people they trust whom they stay with, like what happened in Eastleigh the other day. A lady, her daughter and niece were killed at the same time for unknown reasons. Other women have been killed elsewhere in apartments and Air Bed and Breakfast (air-bnb's). Others were killed in the quarry area. This is a matter that requires the full attention by law enforcement department. Women cannot live in fear in this country. They must live with freedom and do whatever they want, with their safety assured. I, therefore, want this matter, as has been raised by the President, to be addressed properly by the police, DCI and everyone who is concerned so that our women can feel safe. If a woman is not safe, a man cannot be safe. The safety of men is intertwined with the safety of women. The President raised that serious matter. Even though the President stretched it a bit, and I felt that it was a bit unfair to men, that is beside the point because femicide must be dealt with. The President raised the issue of demonstrations. He said that he supports and acknowledges that Article 37 of the Constitution allows people to picket and demonstrate peaceably. It is important to note that the national security organs must be very careful about how they deal with demonstrators because we do not want to lose lives during demonstrations, which have been allowed by the Constitution, as long as they are peaceful. People should not forget that demonstrations are important. Those who currently do not feel good about demonstrations might need them tomorrow, and those currently demonstrating might not need to do so tomorrow. That is how it goes. The Leader of the Majority Party might not need demonstrations at this point in time, but at a certain time hapo mbele, he might be the one leading the demonstrations in the country. We have to get a balance between those who want to demonstrate and those who do not. Otherwise, demonstrations are important to all politicians. I am not predicting anything, but I agree with the President that demonstrations must be peaceful and must not destroy people's properties. We must not curtail people’s freedoms of assembly and association. This country is a constitutional democracy. We are guided by our Constitution. When Kenyans give their views in the form of public participation, we have to take into consideration what they are saying because that is what they want us to do. Kenyans must also be enlightened through civic education. There is a serious conflict between what the Government and the Executive is supposed to do, what Parliament is supposed to do, and what Kenyans think should be done. Kenyans must know that they have also delegated their sovereign power to Parliament and the Executive through elections. They must have trust and faith in what those institutions are doing. A country can fail. A country can go bananas if the citizens lose faith in the institutions that have been established in the Constitution. We must always remind Kenyans"
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