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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in view of the constraint of time, I will limit myself to only two issues, that is, corruption and the apology. On the issue of corruption, I believe that if we have to transform this country, then we must get rid of corruption. It was necessary for the President to take the action he took in order to jump-start the war against corruption. There were wrangles in all the institution dealing with corruption and they could not perform their duties. Therefore, I hope that having began this war against corruption, he will walk the talk. The President is a very keen follower of the late Lee Kuan Yew, who died recently. One of the things he touched on, right from the beginning, is the war against corruption. Now that the President has begun the war against corruption, let him walk the talk. Part of the reasons the list is the way it is now, is because the Tenth Parliament mutilated the law which brought into being the commission because that law required - what is now happening - that every quarter, the commission will be giving a Report to Parliament of the cases it has investigated and of the prosecution recommended. In every quarter, the Attorney-General will also be commenting on what he has done as far as prosecution is concerned. Therefore, Parliament will have the opportunity to discuss those issues on the Floor of the House. That law was done away with. An annual report is a very weak thing as far as fighting corruption is concerned. It focuses on the financial status, statistics and activities in very general terms. The war against corruption requires a report on specifics, not on generalities. The only complaint I have here, is that I think 60 days, is a very short period. I hope it will not be used as a way out of this, that 60 days elapse and investigations are not complete and the state 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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