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    "id": 482907,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Linturi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 69,
        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "“(1A) A state officer or public officer with executive responsibility who has been adversely mentioned in a report prepared by a committee of a House of Parliament and adopted by the relevant House shall be suspended until investigations are complete”. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the new Constitution has created a different order in this country. It is out of the new Constitution that we also find the Public Officers Ethics Act. You will find that there are State officers--- If you look at the definition of a “State Officer” by virtue of Article 260, you will find that there are a number of Kenyans that exercise Executive authority. It is very difficult for somebody, for example, a Cabinet Secretary who has been taken to a court of law to face a charge that touches on economic crime or corruption to sit down in the same office and dispense his duties and serve Kenyans when he is still being investigated. That is why I propose that we amend this section so that, that particular officer--- The law presumes innocence of any person until due process is followed, up to a time when that case is finalized. So, if he is found to be innocent then he may as well get back to office. This Parliament has been bestowed with the power of oversight by the Constitution on behalf of the people of the Republic of Kenya, on the part of the Executive or the State organs. This Parliament has passed and adopted many reports. In these reports, many people with Executive authority have been adversely mentioned. What happens Chair is that, after the passage or adoption of these reports by Parliament, you find the same people The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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