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    "id": 518876,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "What the Leader of the Majority Party is trying to raise is important to the image of all of us; we cannot run away from it. Sometime back, hon. Duale and I raised an issue about rent-seeking. Some of our colleagues vilified us then but now, there seems to be some loud silence about this issue. We will go down if nothing is done. Last night, as we left the House Business Committee (HBC), I received a text message from a boy I know. He was in the village but seemed to know the deliberations of the HBC. To me, it is corruption which is trying to find room within us. I do not think under your watch, we should allow this to happen. We were in Mombasa over the weekend, where we canvassed the same issues. One of the issues we raised was that we have structural problems within our Standing Orders, and we are trying to catch up as we progress. The issue of privileges of Members of Parliament cannot be abused. You cannot be corrupt simply because you are a privileged member of the society. As we always say, nobody should be above the law. This particular Committee is not an exception. Whatever is happening in PAC cuts across, and we have to address ourselves to this because it is a grave matter."
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