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    "id": 492702,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have received a letter, Ref. EACC7/10/Vol. II (108), dated 17th September, 2014, from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), indicating that the Commission is concerned that some Members of the National Assembly have continuously engaged in public collections, contrary to the legal provisions governing public collections and Harambee . The Commission has requested me to bring to your attention the provisions of Section 18 of the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012, which provides as follows:- “18(1) A State officer shall not solicit for contributions from the public for a public purpose unless the President has, and by notice in the Gazette, declared a national disaster and allowed a public collection for the purpose of the national disaster in accordance with the law. (2) A State officer shall not participate in a public collection of funds in a way that reflects adversely on the State officer’s integrity, impartiality or interferes with the performance of their official duties.” Further, Section 13 of the Public Officer Ethics Act, 2003 provides as follows:- “13. A public officer shall not- (a) use his office and place of work as a venue for soliciting or collecting"
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