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    "id": 682084,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "content": "age when they have lived over decades and have received the same specimen or formula for their lives, it is revival and to renew things that make them be remembered. Therefore, it is not always that everything being said and done is different or new. The fact that it is being repeated can be very tiring. In this country, we have very many laws in place and it is good to wonder whether the plethora of these laws will make significant difference or whether it will be another citation. This is for academic exercise or rather a debate that will make us feel appeased. We have the anti-corruption laws, Public Officer Ethics Act, the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act and Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act. As we approach the sunset of the 11th Parliament, we need to ask about specific achievements that have been made. Is it us who are legislating slowly or is it the organisations that are supposed to implement? My submission in this contribution is that it is a question of implementation, methodology and our culture. It is true that people are being examined every day in primary schools and universities and people are promoted and ranked every day in their jobs, others are demoted and others lose their jobs. It is a fact that we do not have a single deterrence in terms of punishment for bribery. It is true that the private sector takes 80 per cent of the money from corruption. I laud the President for inviting the private sector to help us address national problems because the Government must have good partnerships with them in order to have inclusive participation. We have the Public Officer Ethics Act that was introduced by the celebrated National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), then nascent, on the fall of the Kenya African National Unity (KANU) oligarchy in 2002. There was a lot of enthusiasm and spirit in the Mwai Kibaki administration. The public was arresting officers on the road and marshalling them to police stations. Officers in charge of police stations were receiving them and reports recorded. There was rebirth and excitement in the country. The Public Officer Ethics Act, though passed in 2003, is moribund. It has not been effected. There is a Chinese saying that goes: “A fish starts rotting from the head”. That being the case, Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary should lead the way. I do not think it is unfair to say that Judiciary has been a serious impediment in the efforts to fight corruption. There are people serving the national Government and the county governments who can short-circuit their way into the corridors of power in the Judiciary and suspend hearings and cases against them. These people continue showcasing their ill-gotten wealth and they are seeking affluence around here. This Bill is okay, but it is another citation. If you are a Christian and believe in the holy scripture and supplicate to your Almighty and you go to church, and do the opposite from Monday through to Saturday, even if you go to church the following Sunday, you will still be the same character and the spirit of evil will still be embedded in you. I recently submitted a comprehensive memorandum to the Joint Select Committee on IEBC matters and I suggested improvement of the electoral laws in areas of ethics. For instance, we have said that seven months before elections, we should not do public collections and"
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