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    "id": 306907,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/306907/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kigen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 44,
        "legal_name": "Luka Kipkorir Kigen",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill. Our country is now in a critical moment of addressing its chronic problems. One of the major problems that have bedeviled this country for a long time is lack of integrity among our people. This has denied our youth employment opportunities. State officers have been practising corruption in the process of discharging their duties. I support this Bill because amendments which will be brought on board at the Committee Stage will make it very difficult for State officers to use their offices to enrich themselves. If we have people of high integrity in public offices, then this country will move on the right direction and achieve its vision. I believe the new Constitution will herald a new era where people will respect one another and share opportunities as they come. Nobody should be left in the cold because it will help us share our resources equally. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is long overdue. If we implement it fully, it will help us achieve a lot for this country. Our major undoing is lack of implementation of various laws that we pass in this House. It is a pity that only those people who steal chicken or engage in illicit brew are taken to court. We will never hear of people who are involved in mega corruption being apprehended and taken to court. The real crooks are left scot-free. For example, those who have been involved in the Goldenberg scandal and other scams where the Government lost billions of shillings have never been arrested and taken to court. You will see that overnight they become billionaires---"
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