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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not have to agree with hon. Karua, but I do agree that we have a weaker legislation. In my opinion, this House has enabled this country to have a Bill that will help fight corruption in a much fairer manner. For the record, it is important to note the fact that the attempt to ensure that there is a provision that the files that are under investigation were carried in the Bill, does not mean in any way that those files will not be handed over to the new Commission and work will continue. It is important to clear the air that we are not here to try and cover up for the files that are already under investigation. Ideally, we were trying to put a law in place that will ensure that those files are investigated thoroughly and fairly without anything else by the side. Finally, this afternoon, we had the occasion of hosting a delegation from the Netherlands which is here visiting. This delegation visited the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. One of the questions that were put to us, and it is important for the House to hear this, is that they were wondering whether the bug from the Middle East has caught up with us because the Members of Parliament have refused to pay taxes. We mentioned to them that, that may be that is the position that has been put across by the civil society. Earlier on in the day, we passed The Power of Mercy Bill. Let me warn this House that even after passing about nine Bills in a day, and setting a record which will be difficult to break in future, we should not expect any mercy from the civil society because of that record. They will continue bashing us, but we are now comfortable with it."
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