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    "id": 513348,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Bill, which is very timely. This Bill is timely especially at a point where the public service, which is a key sector – and at this point I think everybody interacts with the public service – for a long time has operationalized itself and operated in a way that is just meaningful for itself. It is, therefore, very important to put into perspective Chapter 13 and also Chapter 6 on leadership and integrity – which I think also borders on the way people perform – and also Chapter 4 on the Bill of Rights, which is about the whole issue of equality, human dignity, taking care of marginalized groups, which are also important. Therefore, it is very important that rules are put into place. When we have a situation where there is a possibility of conflict between personal issues and public duty, it calls into cognizance the need to put laws into place so that people know what to do, when and exactly how to go about it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with this Bill, we have a situation where nobody will ever come and say “I did not know what was expected of me” because everything has been laid out very clearly and expectations have been put out very clearly for everybody to follow through and have a regulatory system that creates a commonality. It creates a general code, public participation and also a reporting status where people can actually report. For many organizations where they have introduced the whole issue of customer service, it has enhanced public participation and the giving of that particular service. That way, people can come to complain, say what went wrong and how they expect it to be rectified and made better. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just like the Mover of the Motion, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki said, it is very important to have high standards of professional ethics, which are usually enacted in the different bodies. But specifically in the public service, it becomes very critical that these high standards are maintained---"
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