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    "id": 539694,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "vacate, move or organise their life in a certain way. I really support the part that requires adequate notice for Government action. That is extremely important in this country. Last but not least is the link between administrative documents and corruption. Because some of these documents have become very rare, it has become very easy for our 41 million Kenyans to resort to corruption. Sometimes when you want a passport and you become desperate, it becomes easier to resort to corruption to get it. It becomes easier to resort to corruption to get a document like a driving licence. With this law in place, you will not need to bribe or resort to any corruption. You will just need to follow the law. If you are applying for a passport, a trade licence, pension or whatever other Government service you need, there needs to be assurance with this law that if you do not get served efficiently and fast, you can question why you are not being served as fast as you should be and within reasonable time. This is what this particular law will do for our country. I am very happy to support the Fair Administration Action Bill. I ask that we make use of the institutional framework and the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) - the Ombudsman. There has been an attempt by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to continue supporting the CAJ, and make sure that it has sufficient resources to deal with the questions that come to them. Beyond that, there is going to be court processes. Again, if you want to question a decision, you have to do it within six months. That is what the law says. Between the Ombudsman and the courts, I think we are going to get the answers that we deserve on fair administrative action. We hope that from now on we will see better efficiency by our Civil Service and more importantly that Kenyans agree to use this law. In countries where they have used the Fair Administrative Action law well like in South Africa (SA), Government services become very easy to access and that is what we are hoping will happen with the passage of this law. Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Bill."
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