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    "id": 371153,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/371153/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. S.S. Ahmed",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 140,
        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "The APNAC is our network and I would like to urge Parliamentarians to kindly consider joining this network so that we can fight corruption together. Corruption is not a party thing; it is not a matter of religion; it is not a matter of who you like or who you do not like. It is a sin and a sin is a sin. I would like to inform the House that we have been members of APNAC for 14 years. In Africa, we lead as one of the founding members. The former Member of Parliament, hon. Musikari Kombo, was the Chairman of APNAC, Kenya Chapter and he has been on the board for 14 years. Kenya was the first country that signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and yet we are still fighting corruption as it is. So, we suggest that if we, as Parliamentarians, individually, can fight corruption at every level, then that can be good. I remember in the last Parliament, without party affiliations, we had four or five people who fought corruption very hard. I would like to recognise hon. (Ms.) Shebesh, hon. (Ms.) Millie Odhiambo, hon. Jakoyo and others who fought it and we were alone. We are urging you Parliamentarians, please, I am only the interim chair but I want you to come and join us. We are going to call you. The only conditions we are putting on you is that you should not have any allegations of corruption against you. We would like you to join us so that we can fight corruption as a non-party issue and I would like to request and plead with the Leader of the Government Business in the House now---"
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