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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I want to state that I also join my colleagues in supporting this Motion which, obviously, is for the good of this country. I am supporting this Motion because the manner in which information in this country and the manner in which both public and private officers have conducted themselves in terms of handling of information has been very disappointing. You cannot over-emphasise the fact that even our own servants in this country at all the levels in the Ministries have withheld information which would otherwise have been used to prevent looting of public property and resources. Even members of the public service who have appeared before Parliamentary Committees for purposes of giving information have withheld information even to our own National Assembly. For instance, there are those who have appeared before the Public Accounts Committee and Public Investments Committeee, about the management of public funds. They have lied to this Parliament. They have deliberately withheld information which, if properly released in time, would prevent looting of public property. I even know that when officers plan and collude with other members of the public to steal from Government, it happens at procurement level at the initial stages. Usually, the officers have the information. They always know that certain things are happening, and if this can be said early enough, we can prevent looting of public funds. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also aware that records held in public offices are supposed to be public, unless very specifically stated that they are classified. Information in police stations, public offices, district and chiefs' offices, district commissioners offices and so on, should be easily accessed by members of the public any time they feel like. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also important that this Bill should put in place elaborately an enabling---"
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