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    "id": 249671,
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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 beg to oppose the amendment by the Committee, and state that the amendment proposed by the Attorney-General does not at all conflict with the Constitution, because it is not taking away, the powers of the Attorney-General and giving them to anyone else. The proposed amendment makes it clearer that the Commission can investigate Penal Code offences, like abuse of office, fraud, breach of trust, theft by public servant and obtaining by false pretences. All those offences are defined as corruption in Section 2 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, and this now clarifies the matter. We all know that under the Anti- Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, the Attorney-General receives the investigation reports from the Commission, and may direct them to further investigate. The amendment proposed by the Attorney-General does not, at all, conflict with the powers of the Attorney-General. It just clarifies. With those remarks, I beg to oppose the amendment by the Committee and support the amendment by the Attorney-General."
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