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    "id": 682094,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682094/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gaichuhie",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 17,
        "legal_name": "Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie",
        "slug": "nelson-gaichuhie"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this Bill. From the outset, I support the Bill. As Hon. Kabando said, I want to say that it is good we continue supporting legislation that is going to help us fight corruption. We already have a lot of pieces of legislation to fight corruption. The only thing I am happy about is that there is inclusion of the private sector. However, I do not think there was anything that barred the private sector from reporting bribery cases. What we need in this country is not pieces of legislation, but the goodwill to fight corruption. We have all the agencies that are supposed to be fighting corruption, but we have very many references where cases have been reported. Even 10 years ago people were caught red-handed, but investigations are still pending. We have seen people who have been caught receiving bribes, taken to court the following day and then given a cash bail of Kshs10,000 when they were receiving a bribe of Kshs1 million. Then, it takes almost five years before the case is concluded. We never know if the cases are concluded or they are bribed out. We have instances where even the former Chief Justice has said he was unable to continue running the courts because of the corruption that is deep entrenched in our courts. We need to have laws that will give time limits on how long it takes to investigate a case and how it is concluded and the period it is concluded. When we see fines that say a maximum of Kshs10 million and then giving a judge the discretion of even giving a fine of Kshs10,000, it is not proper. We should set the minimum limits when one is caught on corruption or even bribery charges. If our institutions work, we have enough pieces of legislation. About the reporting of bribery, it has always been open. We are allowed to report corruption. We do not need a law that tells us that we must report corruption. It is a moral duty to report corruption. We need to have corruption fought from the top. If the top is willing, things will move. It is when the President came into this House and cited cases of corruption that we saw wheels rolling. People were suspended and some even lost their jobs. After that, things continued as usual. Cases have been reported. Cases are going on in court which are clear, yet it will take another age for them to be concluded. What we need to do and we should bring amendments to this Bill is to include the time limit when reporting is done. The Bill provides that you should report within 24 hours if you"
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