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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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    "content": "their allegiance to the commissioners who recruited them. It means whether you find them incompetent or not, you are not the commissioners who recruited them. We need to adhere to the Constitution and make sure that the commissioners we are going to appoint vet the secretariat staff and see who they want to retain and who should go. That way we will ensure that there are reforms in the secretariat. The police service has undergone a vetting process, but what about the EACC? We still retain the same Commission staff that was there. Therefore, it is business as usual. So, this is an area that we need to look at. Under Article 250(1) of the Constitution, the Commission is supposed to recruit its Chief Executive Officer. Who recruited the current Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission? Was he recruited by the first, second or third commission? These are issues that we need to look at because we need to have synchrony in how the Commission relates with the secretariat. Who is at the centre of power? Is it the commissioners or the secretariat? Who gives the other instructions on how things should be done? These are the challenges that this House should look at. As we debate this Bill, we need to bring an amendment to see to it that as much as we are making this a part-time commission we should stagger the terms of the commissioners. I agree with the Member who said we need to stagger the terms of commissioners for continuity and retention of institutional memory. As we recruit, let us also look at other professions. We have tried lawyers. Let us try bishops and Sheikhs of integrity. Can they serve on part-time basis? As much as we want to talk about religion, we even have fake bishops. Others have fake churches which are money-minting businesses. So, do we bring in a bishop who will make more money or others who will preach water and drink wine? The issue is integrity. The issue is who is best to deliver on this war. With those few remarks, I want to give a chance to others to also contribute. I support the amendments."
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