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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Marende",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Otiato Marende",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. As a matter of fact, I was confusing this amendment with the one to the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003. We have an amendment to this Act. It is captured on page 637 of the Order Paper. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the amendments proposed in relation to Section 30 of the Public Officer Ethics Act, 2003, be amended in the proposed Subsection (1) by inserting after the words \"in the prescribed manner\" the words \"if the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the responsible Commission that he or she has a legitimate interest and good cause in furtherance of the objectives of this Act, in such declaration or clarification\". Provided that prior to the responsible Commission making an affirmative decision under this Section, it will grant the opportunity to the affected party to make representations on the matter. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in effect, this amendment is largely innocuous, because we are in agreement with the rationale of His Excellency the President, as recorded on page 15 of the Memorandum, that access to wealth declarations is important in the war against corruption in order to enhance transparency and accountability, and to cater for the public interest. However, I believe that safeguards are necessary to avoid misuse of information so obtained. In the proposed amendment, I am merely reinforcing the concerns of His Excellency the President, by strengthening that provision to the extent that the person who applies to have access to declarations must, in the application, show to the satisfaction of the responsible Commission that he or she has a legitimate interest and good cause in the furtherance of the objectives of this Act in such declaration or clarification. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this amendment is meant to uphold the provisions of October 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4379 the Bill of Rights as it is in Chapter 5 of our Constitution with regard to personal privacy and privacy of property, so that persons who have a legitimate concern can access those declarations, but they must show to the satisfaction of the concerned Commission that, indeed, they have a legitimate interest to access those declarations. I beg to move."
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