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    "id": 568539,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/568539/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to oppose this amendment with the following reasons. Every amendment should come with value addition. When you look at this amendment, I do not see any value. I want to justify that. We agree that the big problem that we have in this country is corruption. It is a monster. Looking at the current situation, we have had a lot of infighting, which Members agree on. However, is the issue of increasing the number of commissioners going to heal the problem of infighting? Many times we have talked about reducing the number of commissioners for purposes of reducing the wage bill. However in this case, we are increasing the number. Increasing the number of commissioners to five is not to add any value. When the Chair was moving, he spoke of increasing the number of commissioners; he said that it was, maybe, for purposes of diversity or preventing manipulation. Corrupt people in this country are capable of manipulating people, whether the number is 20 or whatever. I believe that the number was put at nine for purposes of regional representation. However, when it comes to fighting corruption, we should give chances to marginalized groups. It is high time we tried the cardinals, bishops and sheikhs. We have had many people going there but they failed. Saying we are increasing the number from three to five, does not add any value."
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