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    "id": 574887,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "It is not my voice that is low, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The volume on the microphone is low. This is a matter that was raised yesterday by Hon. Chris Wamalwa, the Member of Parliament for Kiminini, with regard to the investigations that were said to have been undertaken in his constituency that appeared to be targeting him with the intention of intimidating and frustrating him in his constitutional function as a Member of Parliament (MP). I took it upon myself, as I undertook yesterday, to discuss with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) just to find out whether they have a vendetta against Hon. Chris Wamalwa. They have written to the Clerk. The letter is dated 29th July 2015. It is copied to Hon. Chris Wamalwa. He received a copy yesterday. I had discussions with him yesterday. In the letter, the Commission said that pursuant to its constitutional and statutory mandate, it undertakes investigations on its own initiative or on receipt of reports. The investigations that they undertake are very professional and in total observance of the law. However, with regard to the issues that were raised by Hon. Chris Wamalwa, they confirm, and it is in writing, that they informed him that they had not commenced any investigation against Hon. Chris Wamalwa or in his Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). Therefore, what was stated was not correct in that investigations had not been commenced. However, they have stated that they are undertaking a study/research on evaluation of corruption in devolved funds in Kenya. The study/research is not restricted to a single constituency, county or even region, but is on a selected sample size cutting across the county. This is a research exercise and not an investigation. What is being undertaken by the EACC is not an investigation. To support that, they have attached the status of the evaluation of corruption in the devolved units. Part of the mandate of the EACC is to carry out civic education with respect to corruption. As a result of that mandate, they undertook the first phase of research starting on 17th May 2015, which they concluded on 11th June 2015, having interviewed persons in at least nine counties and 21 constituencies. In the first phase, one of the nine counties that they undertook the research in was Kakamega and the constituencies that they carried out the research in were Lugari, Malava, Shinyalu and Butere. In Murang’a County, they carried out the research in Kiharu and Kandara. In Kitui they carried out the research in Kitui Central, Kitui Rural and Mwingi North. With respect to Mombasa County, they did this in Kisauni. In Kilifi they did the research in Bahari and Magarini. This information is all contained here. The second phase commenced on 27th July 2015 and is expected to conclude on 7th August 2015. The counties that have been covered in the second and final phase are six. In West Pokot County they have conducted the research in Kapenguria. In Trans-Nzoia they have Kiminini and Cherangany. In Kajiado they did it in Kajiado Central. In Kisii they did it in Bonchari and Nyaribari Masaba. In Isiolo they did the research in Isiolo South. Finally, in Tharaka Nithi they conducted the research in Chuka and Tharaka. 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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