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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "If you read this Chapter clause by clause, then you will know what this Chapter that is dealing with integrity and leadership requires of us to be transparent in everything that we do; we should not be compromised at any stage, hence these many provisions. I did not want to read many of them. I am just saying that as we debate this Commission, all of us, I included, I want to confess that we are not yet living by the standards set by the Chapter on Leadership and Integrity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the obvious things which I am not afraid to say, and this is for the hon. Member for Chepalungu, is that the rule of law and constitutionalism requires that as an hon. Member of this House, you cannot be a Member of two political parties at the same time, or you cannot be seen to campaign for two political parties at the same time. That is a question of integrity and leadership because of the type of principled leadership that we want to provide in this country. There are some people who think that this Commission is about witch-hunting, and that the megaphone activity of this Commission is what will make it effective. Particularly on the issue of the chairman of the Commission, having consulted my people in Ugenya and having seen and read of the character of the chairman, I fully trust that he is well placed to try to give full effect, without fear or favour, the import of Chapter Six of the Constitution. However, we will judge him once he occupies that position. I remember of an incident which created a lot of problems in the United States of America (USA) when former President Nixon went on a State visit to Egypt. The First Lady was given a gift which, if I remember, was some jewellery. He did not disclose it until State officials came and reminded him that the gift had to be surrendered to the State. At the end of the day she asked the USA Government to allow her to use that jewellery for some time. Therefore, Dr. Khalwale, the next time you go for a bull fight and you are given a bull or ram, you will only use it for a while but you will not take it home."
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