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    "id": 1510631,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this special Motion by my brother and my friend, Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, together with the Committee. I want to appreciate them for the due diligence that was done to vet the candidate for that critical and so important office in our country. I would like to say that the person who is being discussed here is well known to me, and I have no doubt that he has impeccable credentials to run that office, if he is given a good environment to execute his mandate. I would just point out that in Kenya, we are ranked 126 out of 180 worldwide in the corruption perceptions index and so, we can call ourselves one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Mr Abdi Mohamud has an uphill task ahead of him to ensure that we improve our standing, at least, moving below 100 out of 180. Corruption has taken us backwards as a country. If we can effectively fight corruption, we will eradicate issues of inequality and ensure the equitable distribution of resources. That will reduce the need for constant allocation of funds for equalization. It is crucial to emphasize transparency and accountability in our offices, which is why that office is so important. There is an issue which I want to raise with that Office. Once that gentleman takes office, we must fight extortion and blackmail, which have been prevalent in many of our offices, particularly in procurement. That should be done without hesitation as he is highly qualified. We have heard his academic credentials, his work experience, and he has been in that office for long. I would like to congratulate him and allow him to assume that office knowing that his key responsibility will be to improve our corruption index level which currently stands at 126 out of 180. Our goal is to get below 50 out of 180. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With those few remarks, I fully support his appointment."
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