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    "id": 48641,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyagah",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 269,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Nthiga Nyagah",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me talk about Chapter Six of the new Constitution on leadership and integrity. It has a very important aspect. We must never forget that we have a new Constitution that calls for a special breed of Kenyan leaders. If you want to be a public officer, you must accept to be thoroughly investigated. You must be ready to pass very high tests of Chapter Six. I like the concept that officers of the secretariat and commissioners will be people who will meet the conditions set out in Chapter Six of the Constitution. That should be widespread. It should not only be in that particular Commission. It is something that we should not take for granted now. It is assumed that even as we hire junior officers in the Government now, that should be a standard. From an assistant chief to all levels, we should start making the mental jump. We should change our attitudes and accept that from now on, there shall be a person who meets the requirements of Chapter Six of our Constitution. Of course, many will refuse to apply and that is what should happen. You should not apply if you are not prepared because there are challenges in being a public officer. A public officer has challenges in form of earning lower salaries. He performs duties on behalf of the public. But the American system has a president who is very poor like Obama. But the minute he leaves White House, one speech is US$100,000. Clinton is rich today but when he went to those big positions, he was a poor or average man. We must get the same. Those people who want to serve the public must adhere to Chapter Six. But after they retire at 60 years or take early retirement, they will become extremely wealthy. That is because the network and contacts they have created enables them to become extremely wealthy. But when in public service, they must agree to meet strict conditions that have been laid down by the Kenyan people through Chapter Six."
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