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"content": "President has said that their prosecution should be expedited, I want to state that the principle behind the Anti-Corruption Court, as set up in 2003, was to ensure that corruption cases are dealt with day to day. So, what the President has said here is not new. Those people whose evidence is enough for them to be taken to court, ought to be in court. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the apology by His Excellency the President, I am afraid and must repeat, is too general. What past crimes or offences is he referring to? Who is he apologizing on behalf of, because it is possible that the two former Presidents, who are still alive, do not think that an apology is necessary? It is also possible that they would justify the things that are put here in general terms. When he said he will set aside Kshs10 billion to compensate people, who are these people? Hon. Koigi Wamwere was put in detention without trial and he has gone to court to seek compensation. Will he also be compensated? What criteria did the President use to arrive at Kshs10 billion? Although an apology has been given, it is inadequate. There are people who lost their land in Taita, Kwale and Mombasa. Is the Government going to return their land? How will those people who lost their loved ones be compensated? There are also people who were evicted from their land. Although the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) says that the only thing that we can do is restoration, personally I would have loved to hear the President say that the DPP has failed in so far as opening 4,500 files and has no evidence on one. That person has failed in his duty, the same way that the EACC has failed in its duty of investigating simple offences. It is a tragedy that we cannot charge a person in this country for even a burning bush during the post election violence, let alone rape, murder or even forceful eviction of persons. It is a tragedy to then say: “I am sorry.” I am afraid it cannot happen. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President talked about the 30 per cent allocation to youth. That Bill has not been signed into law. It is high time that, that Bill was signed into law, so that when the President is giving his Speech, then it makes sense. There is something interesting here. We have all watched members of the police force cry and wail before the Commission that is vetting them. You will not find their names in this report. Regarding the portion where there are two people serving a jail term in Britain for allegedly giving bribes to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the column of accused persons is blank. Is it not strange that the EACC can give us a schedule with a blank column of persons who collected bribes from people who have already been convicted? It is a tragedy. I am afraid, just like Sen. Kerrow, it appears that there are persons in this country who are very cunning. They would do anything and possibly even mislead the Head of State. If a person was looking for information on the internet, even without this report, it is possible to find their names, from the investigation of the “chicken gate” wherever it was done. So, I am not surprised when the Chairman of the IEBC says that if his name appears here, he will resign. He possibly knew that his name is not in this list. Therefore, it is a tragedy when Cabinet Secretaries have gone home and some people in IEBC are still in office, enjoying public trappings and entertaining themselves. 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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