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"content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for this opportunity. First, I want to concur with the previous speakers that this is a matter that we need to debate with utmost sobriety. We are in this House as Members of Parliament. This House has three cardinal roles: Legislation, representation and oversight. As representatives of the people, when we speak in this House, we need to reflect the feelings and the wishes of the people we represent. It is the feeling and the wishes of Kenyans that we rid this country of corruption. As hon. Members, we are the watchdog and trustees of public property. It is incumbent on us that we safeguard public property. That role is ours squarely and we cannot buck-pass on it. In any case, any hon. Member who tries to defraud Kenyans of their hard earned properties, then such a person deserves condemnation. As individual Members of this House, we also have three responsibilities. First, we have a responsibility to this nation. Out of patriotism, we need to lead this country into prosperity for the benefit of us, our children and our children's children. As individual members of this House, we also have a responsibility to our parties. Ahead of elections last year, I remember that every party was campaigning on a platform of \"zero tolerance to corruption\". I want to see hon. Members practise the same. The other responsibility we have as individual members of this House is responsibility to our conscience. We really need to ask ourselves whether our conscience is clear when we are supporting acts that are depriving Kenyans of their hard earned taxes money."
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