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    "id": 577736,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/577736/?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. Temporary Deputy Chairman. You realise that I had proposed an amendment but the Hon. Speaker had earlier ruled. It is good to note that, indeed, I am the one who had initially proposed this amendment. From the outset, I want to thank the President because he saw the need of vetting the Secretariat and, at least, he accepted that the Secretariat must be vetted. I know, he indicated that continuity has to be there and they have to be vetted within a period of 12 months. From basic understanding of English, when you say: “Within 12 months” and you propose six months, it is within the12months. I rise to support this. I wish that instead of waiting for the 12 months, we should have shortened the period to be within six months upon that recruitment or selection of the commissioners. We know that corruption cost about 250,000 jobs as President Obama had mentioned. So, I am not opposing anything. I am supporting but I wish that instead of giving a grace period of up to 12 months, it should have been limited to six months. Unfortunately, somebody somewhere messed with my amendment. It should be a wake-up call to our Committee that drafts this because that was not in the spirit of my amendment. That is why in my amendment, I thought it should not be two-thirds majority but a simple majority. Thank you and I support."
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