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"content": "our country. It became an issue of whether it was practical to have the over 200,000 probably, candidates who may be interested in the six different slots; Presidential, parliamentary, county assembly, women representative, Governor--- It was estimated that if we were to go through the process originally proposed in the original Bill, we would have over 200,000 candidates lining up at the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission to be vetted and cleared. Within the remaining time, it will not be practical. That is why some changes were made to this Bill. It was discussed and agreed. Certain sections were removed. We still have the paralysis that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is still suffering from. I want to thank Members for approving the names of the Commissioners. After approval of the names of the Commissioners, a court case was filed against the Commissioners. As I speak today, that Commission is not fully constituted. It is still not operational because the case is still pending. The Chairman and the two Commissioners are yet to be sworn in. We were optimistic that in the cause of September the case will be determined. We do hope that eventually these Commissioners will be sworn in. They will be able to take office and discharge their mandate. But to avoid these bottlenecks that could further burden the electorate and the electoral process within the time constraints that we have, that is what was decided. These were some of the reasons that were considered by our Committee and all were involved. I am a little surprised my good friend, the Chairman of the CIC, Mr. Charles Nyachae, talking as if he was not in the sub-committee meeting that was chaired by the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister and heard the decisions that were arrived at in approving the Bill that I am now moving before the House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we want to also thank the various bodies that were involved in the development of this Bill. It is a Bill that, in essence, will be carrying out or giving effect to the provisions of Chapter Six. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first part of this Bill is really the preliminary and it is setting out the guiding values, principles and requirements in accordance with the new Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Part II of this Bill is the general leadership and integrity code. It is touching on all issues that have been required under Chapter Six, to be covered, to address the issues of how public or State officers will be able to conduct themselves in ensuring, as we require under Section 8, that we must at all times not abuse the public trust and know that we are holding office as a privilege. It is a Bill that seeks to create servant leadership and open, transparent and accountable leadership. It is a Bill that under Section 11, is seeking to promote professionalism in the performance of our duties as State officers. It is also a Bill, under Section 12, that requires our leaders to have financial integrity. So, Kenyans who are aspiring to lead this country have to put their house in order, as King Hezekiah was given time to put his house in order. We must all, as leaders aspiring to lead this country, put our financial matters in order. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill also sets the moral and ethical standards required of Chapter Six, under Section 13. It prohibits the issue of gifts. It is also making it very clear that for Kenyans holding accounts outside Kenya, from now on, this is going to be a thing of the past. We have had billions being siphoned from this country and stashed in secret accounts abroad. I was recently in Geneva and was very surprised that the Swiss Government is now publishing and showing who has stashed"
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