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    "id": 196740,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Bill before this House. Accountants are professionals who are very important in the financial sector of this country. They are required almost every where, in firms and all institutions that handle money. There is no institution that does not need them for its accountability. We normally talk of transparency and accountability. These are the people who help make institutions accountable to people. These are the people who can run down institutions. They are the ones who can make institutions grow. They can also make firms stand or fall. This is a very timely Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is good that the Minister for Finance found it fit to table this as the first Bill, after the Bills we passed, which were necessitated by the events in the country. I am sure that if we are to fight corruption, which is a cancer in this country, we need professionals of high calibre. We need professionals who are properly protected by the law. We need professionals who are very sure of what they are doing. We need professionals who have the necessary qualifications, papers and have undergone the necessary examinations. This Bill provides for all this. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I feel that it is prudent that we congratulate the Minister for taking a lot of time in going through all the relevant areas that are required to get us good professionals in this country. We should have good accountants and good secretaries who are professionally qualified and know what they are doing. I, therefore, beg to support the Motion."
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