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    "id": 371276,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/371276/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "July 9, 2013 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 27 Hon. (Ms.) Lay",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. In supporting the Motion, I would like to thank hon. James Opiyo Wandayi for bringing it to the House when the Government is ready to fight corruption. Hon. Deputy Speaker, corruption is everywhere. It is not just the Goldenberg issue. There are so many places we need to look at because we need to know if, irrespective of who was cleared, the money was recovered. That is the question we need to ask ourselves. We need to recover the money. If we want to grow the economy to double digits, there are so many places we need to look at, and not just the VAT. We need to look at the projects that were carried out in the past, including Anglo Leasing, Goldenberg, among others, and recover the monies that were stolen. Accountability is for all of us, and not just for CORD or Jubilee. It is for every elected leader. As we devolve all other services to the counties, we should make sure that we do not devolve corruption. We have to make sure that we stand up and fight corruption; otherwise our country will not move ahead. It is high time we appointed the Director of the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC). I do not know whether he or she is in place already. I stand corrected, but it is high time we made sure that the Director of the EACC is in place, so that we can hold to account whoever is involved in corruption. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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