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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": "Okay. Thank you so much. I want to say that I support this amendment because it will allow the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to cooperate with foreign governments to arrest looters. There are fellows in this country who are looting day and night and stashing money in foreign banks. I believe if we empower the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to go after these characters, it will be a step in the right direction. Therefore, I support that amendment to allow EACC to go for the funds which may be stashed in foreign banks. Hon. Speaker, there is the issue of public appointments which we intend to extend time of approval in this House; those who have been proposed for appointment. It is so important to extend it to 14 days so that we can vet them properly. If we do not vet them properly, we will end up appointing people who are not best suited for positions in Government. The key issue is integrity; to do that we require time. There is also this amendment on the Kenya National Examinations Council to include the Principal Secretary Treasury into the Board. I support it fully. I want to commend the Jubilee Government for coming up with this idea of making examinations free. The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations have been made free. I believe that the presence of the PS, Treasury, in the Commission will add value. They ensure that proper funding is provided to KNEC to perform its key functions. I believe as we make these examinations free, we will not exploit teachers. Teachers must continue being recognized and their dues not reduced. I know poverty is increasing in this country and that is why it is important to make examinations free. Therefore, I fully support the amendments in this section. With those few remarks, I support."
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