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    "id": 534885,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon Deputy Speaker, I know our GDP growth now is around 6 per cent which is way below the projection in the Vision 2030 and we know why. One of the reasons is because of post-election violence. If we move together in a reconciliatory manner, I know we are going to achieve whatever we are going to do. We support the issue of stepping aside. To me, it was like an Executive order that all the people; the Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and others need to step aside and once investigations are over, if they have not done anything wrong, they will come back. Before any list goes to His Excellency the President, I am sure due diligence must be done. These people should have met some minimum threshold. We have seen the remarks and we have seen what they have done, so they can be shown the door because we have so many Kenyans who are qualified. In his Speech, the President talked of inclusivity. It is my prayer that as these people go home and others are picked to replace them, I want him to look at the bigger Kenya. He should give it the face of Kenya so that you avoid having people from the same communities. We want merit to take precedence. We want to see Tesos, Sabaots, Merus, Mbeeres, Luyhas, Luos and all Kenyans there. It will be very disappointing to see you going to the villages to look for people to replace those who have left. The issue of EACC is bringing a lot of problems to us because there is a lot of wrangling going on. What is happening? It is only yesterday when we saw Mrs. Onsongo resigning. We have seen a lot of wrangles between the Chairman and the CEO. If at all there is division how are we going to move? We need to look into this issue of EACC so that the team works together. Decisions that are made there must be owned by the EACC. We do not want politics to go into it. What are we trying to say? We want the EACC and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to come together as per the directive of the President so that within 60 days, they finalise these investigations and the matter is forwarded. I looked at the issue of the Auditor-General and I was shocked. Now, the hunter becomes the hunted. We want to know what the Auditor-General did because we have confidence in him. If his name is in the list of shame, it leaves a lot to be desired. What is happening? Lastly, if you allow me, EACC cannot condemn Parliament collectively. If individuals are corrupt, let us go for them as individuals. We have seen what happened to Ms. Marianne in the Office of the Deputy President. It is alleged that Kshs100 million was given to bring down Ann Waiguru. We need to know who these Members of Parliament are. If they are going to make a collective condemnation of this House, it is not in order. As I speak, I do not know whether hon. Linturi is in the House. We need to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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