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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission should investigate Mrs. Marianne Kitany, Mr. Abdul Mwasera, Mr. Evans Nyachio, Mr. Simon Okoth, Mr. Paul Kamau and EADC Limited for breach of Government financial laws, procurement taxation regulations and procedures with a view of having them prosecuted. The Committee further strongly recommends that the President, as the ultimate custodian of the Constitution, should at all times respect all its provisions including requirements for written instructions in respect to all decisions of his official functions as is required by Article 135 of the Constitution. This, indeed, is a matter that is worthy to note because as provided for in our Constitution, the President is the head of the Executive. We want to draw a parallel where the Speaker of the House would disregard the express provisions requiring him to act within the ambits of the provisions of Parliament. Most importantly, we have also just recently tabled a Report on the Judiciary where the Chief Justice seemed to have disregarded clear provisions of the Constitution. It is common knowledge that this disregard of clear provisions of Articles in our Constitution amounts to overthrowing the Constitution. The Committee lauds the practice of whistle-blowing and recommends strong deliberate Government measures to motivate and encourage support and protect whistle- blowers. If the war on corruption has to be won, we must, in addition to offering protection, design appropriate incentive schemes for whistle-blowers in our country. The Committee particularly commends the Daily Nation and the media in general for bravery and gallantly blowing the whistle on the missing LSOs and LPOs among other issues which exposed this matter. This public spirit and endeavor is highly encouraged. The Committee also urges whistle-blowers to be forth-coming in sharing information with the investigative institutions such as Parliament and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to assist in getting to the root causes of matters such as this, especially when they are of great public interest. I beg to move that this House adopts the PAC Report on the hire of an aircraft for the Deputy President for a tour of four African nations. As I move, I want to clarify that when this Report was done, I was not a Member of this Committee, but in the community where I come from, it is said that when it rains, it falls on anybody who is exposed to the rain. So, it happens that it has been brought to the House at a time when I am the Chair. I have moved it to the best of my ability. I call upon Hon. Dr. Eseli Simiyu to second the Motion. I beg to move."
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