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    "id": 1510654,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dekow Mohamed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to the Motion that is on the Floor of the House. Many of those who have spoken before me have talked about Mr Abdi. I also want to say that I know him as an individual who has served for many years in the investigative department in this country. As a young police officer, he rose through the ranks to head the Anti-Corruption Police Unit before EACC came into being. He is also one of the officers who established EACC in this country. I am not surprised by the nomination of Mr Abdi, having known him for many years. Additionally, I am not surprised by the fact that he was selected and nominated by EACC, which is not a political appointment. If it was political, maybe, the results would have been different from what we are discussing today. He is a career civil servant who has sacrificed his time and energy by being in the forefront in the fight against corruption. That EACC itself is mandated to fight corruption, I did not expect any different result from what they have given us as a nominee for the position of Chief Executive Officer of EACC. Mr Abdi cannot be the sole person who is expected to fight corruption in this country. Corruption is a cancer and a threat to our national security, values, service delivery and co- existence as communities and societies in this country. Corruption destroys the future generations. Therefore, as a country, we must think twice about how to fight it. It cannot be the responsibility of Mr Abdi, the President, or some individuals in this country. We must ask ourselves who the corrupt individuals are. It looks like it is every sector of this society that is involved in corruption. This is a network; a cartel. It cannot be left to an individual like Mr Abdi, his Commission and staff. They must involve many professional bodies for it to happen. What is the role of lawyers in this country, as a professional group, in the fight against corruption? We need to see the involvement of engineers, finance and accounts people, human resource personnel, teachers, security agencies, and even the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. So, we must bring all those professionals into play in order to stop corruption. It cannot be left to Mr Abdi, or the Commission. As Parliament, we must also be in the fore-front in the fight against corruption. We must fund that institution so that officers can perform their mandate. If we do not give them enough resources, they will not manage to fight that vice and cancer that is affecting our country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support the nomination of Mr Abdi. I have no doubt in my mind that he will perform his role. But, as a country, we must all play our role. I would like to advise him that Kenyans have lost faith in all the institutions in this country, from the Presidency, Parliament, Executive to Judiciary. Kenyans have lost faith and"
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