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    "id": 203893,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I stand to oppose the amendment by hon. Bifwoli, and support the amendment by the Attorney-General. If you look at Section 35 in the Act as it is, on the 3942 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 13, 2007 investigations, only the responsible commission for a public officer may investigate to determine whether the public officer has contravened the code of conduct and ethics. Let us take the Parliamentary Service Commission, has it, in the last four years, been able to investigate our compliance as Members of Parliament? If you take any other commission, whether the Public Service Commission, the Teachers Service Commission or any other Commission, it is difficult for people to investigate themselves. So, when you add the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, it means that the rate of compliance will go high automatically. That is because there will be an independent body auditing commissions and officers under them, and finding out whether they are complying. Like I said, these amendments are expected to bring light to an Act of Parliament that is, otherwise, a dead letter. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support. I urge hon. Members to support, so that the Act can serve the purpose for which it was intended, and ensure that public officers are under scrutiny all the time."
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