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"content": "Hon. Speaker, your direction is very clear but we need to make it clearer. In the last Parliament, we spoke as to when a Member of Parliament or a State officer; governor or senator is barred from conducting Harambee . A timeline of eight months to a general election has been provided. Secondly, your Communication talked about soliciting funds, where a Member of Parliament moves round offices looking for money. The law does not bar us from raising funds by calling people together. I can call upon hon. Mbadi, hon. Gumbo and others to contribute towards a good course. I presided over a successful Harambee for hon. Gumbo the other day. I expect him to reciprocate and preside over one in Garissa, the communication notwithstanding. That is for clarity. The EACC have serious issues to deal with in our country. There are issues of accountability. They know that we even conduct fundraising for funerals. Even today, at the rise of the House, Members of Parliament are expected to grace such occasions at a number of places, including the Professional Centre. That is an opinion. We should not go and solicit for money but if there are Harambees, please, invite us. We will contribute. Some of us believe in giving. The Quran and the Bible say: “Give and you will get more.” We build mosques and madrasa . We pay bills for the sick. Harambee is based on the African culture. Hon. Speaker, I thank you very much because you said you are just a conduit, or conveyor belt. You just gave what the EACC said but my colleagues should not shy away from contributing to fundraisers. Even today, if there is a fundraiser for a family that has lost one of their own, let my colleagues pass by my office. I will look at my wallet and share with them what I have. Hon. Kaluma, we are supposed to raise funds to build a mosque in Homa Bay Town. I will be the chief guest of the planned Harambee. Do not be deterred. We will go to Homa Bay together and build the mosque. 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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