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    "content": "busted in corrupt transactions?. He has kept quiet completely. There are some musicians, a great group Simon and Garfunkel who played a number called, “ Sound ofSilence .” We are not being treated to the sound of silence. The sound of silence can be very loud. This particular one is very loud. This country has many problems. This country has many problems. I hope that the new Chief Justice, Justice David Maraga, whom we had an opportunity to visit yesterday as the alternative government to encourage him to act in the pursuit of justice without any fear or favour or prejudice will manage to make judicial officers work. He told us a story that two years ago, he went to Lesotho for a Conference on Administration of Justice. When the moderator of the conference was introducing him to come and speak, he said, “Here is Justice David Maraga from a country where you do not need a lawyer because you can buy a judge.” You can imagine the shame that we carry everywhere. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and I have practiced law for a long time and the hazards that we go through are a story to tell. We pray that one day things will happen in this country like they used to in the good old days. The Senator for Nyandarua may remember that in the 1960s, people used to get their pension cheques through the post office. People used to go to the Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) to get inputs for their farming. They would get loans from the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) and deliver their produce to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). The NCPB would calculate and send the remainder of their money to their accounts at the AFC and their debit accounts at KFA. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, today, you have to pay somebody to pay you what is due to you from your sweat, yet, in the National Youth Service (NYS) Scandal, you all saw the lady whose conduct is inconsistent with being a lady. In a spate of less than a year, Kshs1.6 billion went through her account and we are still counting. Today, if you go to the bank to withdraw Kshs2 million, the bank will ask you to answer a lot of questions. I watched closely in horror when she confessed that she would walk into a bank and walk out with Kshs100 million in cash. Sen. (Eng.) Karue, do you know any bank that keeps Kshs100 million cash in their volt? This is a chain of conspiracy starting from Ms. Waiguru down to the bank. I do not believe that this woman was carrying out business of her own. Typical of Kenya, after Ms. Waiguru has visited such monstrous theft on Kenyans, she is now queuing to become a governor. It is shocking. She may well be a governor and steal even more because she has a history; old habits die hard. People who have no respect for public properties and thieves are the ones being called upon to lead. It is like inviting hyenas to be gatekeepers in a goat’s pen, and we are busy cheering. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, did you see some youth, who were obviously high on some substance, singing and escorting Ms. Waiguru to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) offices and demanding to be told why she had been summoned, when everybody knows that she is a thief? This country is sick and needs salvation. We are not saying that all people in the Opposition are all angels; thieves are running in the Government and Opposition. People who were sent away, all of a sudden want to become heroes. When a Kenyan leader goes around the country every weekend donating Kshs18 million, Kshs20 million or Kshs30 million, which even the Barclays Bank cannot donate, then these are proceeds of corruption. Harambees feed on corruption. That is why we salute former President Kibaki, and my brother, Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki, can testify. For 10 The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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