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    "content": "are available for people to purchase. If many people wear such mitumba, that does not mean that there is growth in the country. Moving to the second aspect of the attached catalogue from the EACC, as a lawyer, I am surprised by the weight which has been given to this document. I consider this a whistle blower’s document. Looking at the first pages of the document, you will see that the EACC has given a proposal. They want their money and workforce to be increased. I wonder whether the document was essentially meant for the President to act on. It is like somebody threw it to the President, like in the movies; a grenade and the President picked the grenade before explosion and he threw it back to Parliament and the people of Kenya who have been crying for an effective fight against corruption. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you look at the document, for instance, you see captions and phrases like, “under investigation,” “ preliminary,” “file completed,” “to be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)” and “evidence analysis.” This is a document that will jeopardise the jobs of some of people and cadres who spend time toiling and moiling to be wherever they are only to be tainted and be asked to step aside by virtue of being mentioned in a document which is not really extensive. As a lawyer, I consider that a whistle blower’s document. It is sad for the President to have brought it to Parliament and tell Kenyans that we will slay the dragon of corruption. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many years ago, you as well as I do know that the bungled judicial radical surgery which was done by Sen. Murungi, when he was the 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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