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    "id": 511912,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. This is a very important Bill on values and principles of public service and public officers. The Constitution, in Article 232, lists what is referred to as Values and Principles of Public Service. These values and principles need to be given a breath of life and as Sen. M. Kajwang called it, “wings to fly” so that they can be operational. However, if you read the Bill, as it is, you will find that this is just a replication of statements that have no procedures of implementation that clearly define the punitive measures that should be achieved. I hope that in the Committee Stage, we will provide for punishment. Instead of giving generalities that one should go through disciplinary measures, we must make it clear that we will not condone the way things were done before this Constitution was passed. I want to be clear here that I have read the definition of Article 261 of the Constitution. The law we are passing here does not apply to us, as a House, and many state officers. However, this applies to public officers. These are persons serving in all the other organs of the state, except what is clearly excluded there; the President, Members of Parliament, the Governors and Commissioners, among others. Looking at this Bill, it seems that although we are setting very tough standards for what would be called a junior public officer compared to the President, Deputy President and ourselves, there is still a prevailing conduct and behaviour of impunity among those who are elected to come and represent people. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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