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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Oyongo-Nyamweya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Trade",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of tax being owed should have been confirmed by KRA. If there was no confirmation from KRA; KRA is actually up to date in terms of technology. It is wrong for us to stand in this House and condemn somebody that they cannot get a job on the allegations of somebody who has no interest. So, the issue of taxation and arrears, since it is not in the Report, as far as I am concerned and as Members of this House who have been elected, we should not dare talk about it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, another issue is that we are talking like the anti-corruption body is the only organization which can fight corruption in this country. We are talking like if we get the head of the anti-corruption body corruption will end in this country. The truth here is that this is a body which has no prosecution powers. It does not have the powers to prosecute. Secondly, there must be political goodwill from all the leaders and political players. We must respect institutions that have been put in place. This Report of the Committee has come with malice. There are no facts about it. I want to talk about passion. I have looked at the dictionary to understand the meaning of “passion” because it has been used severally. According to Collins Dictionary it says passion means “having love or affection; intense sexual love; a stronger attraction for an object.” That is the dictionary meaning of the word “passion”. I do not know whether that can be a qualification for somebody who is heading a Commission which is so serious in fighting corruption. I also looked at Oxford dictionary because I really wanted to know what you meant when you were talking about passion. According to the Oxford Dictionary “passion” means “a very strong feeling of love, hatred or anger.” Let us be fair. When I look through this meaning of the word “passion”, I find the report from the Committee not well-researched; not properly done and it is biased. I want to talk about Jane Kerubo. Incidentally, this lady comes from my place in South Mugirango, I must declare that. This is a lady who is a professor in the university. She has written books and journals. She has done research on her own right as a professor in the university. She has written the following manual: “Promoting Gender Equity in Selected Public Universities in Kenya”. She has done research on the “Good of Private University in Kenya”. She has done research on “Implication of Gender Equity in Higher Education” and written journals for higher education in Africa. In terms of her capability for the job she has got, she is qualified. She has shown that she has got the capacity. As a professor, she has done a lot of writing. However, the Committee has said that these"
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