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    "id": 150647,
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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have an issue with the way the body has worked so far. It is true that they have no prosecutorial capacity but even on investigations alone, the time taken to investigate things that are not so difficult like the maize scandal, the oil scam and many other scams appears inordinately long. The time taken to investigate mega crimes--- They seem to have done very well on petty crime but not on the mega crimes. Innovation is required and I would say that I am not satisfied that it is only due to the limitation of the power to prosecute. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also due to the methodology and the commitment of the various personnel working in this commission. Alongside other institutions, an overhaul is called for. I would like to support a colleague who has called for a total overhaul. This time the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, which is charged with employing for the top cadre in the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission (KACC), should come up with clear criteria that are in consonance with the law to make sure that they are able to get people of demonstrated integrity, people of demonstrated excellence in the work of investigations, this being an"
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