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    "content": "effort has been made to arrest or prosecute the owners of that particular godown. Again, this Committee clearly showed in this Report that on issues to do with goods coming into this country, there are some people who are untouchable. We believe that is what gives rise to the drug menace, including drug addiction in our children. This is an issue that we look forward to debate in this House very soon. This is just further confirmation that those issues do exist in the full knowledge and glare of the security agents in this country. The last issue I would like to talk about is with regard to political connection. It is clear in this Report that there was a clear political connection to the highest level of Government, that is, the Head of State. We continue to have the same President even after this raid. We ask ourselves fundamental questions. We may always be afraid to talk about issues, but that does not mean that Kenyans do not ask these questions. It also does not mean that Committees of Parliament have not done their work. What we always lack are people who can muster the courage to stand up and speak the truth. I am glad that this Committee did its work and one of the Members has mustered the courage and brought this Report to the Floor of this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, of late we have seen continued political interference in issues being done through legal bodies. I am talking about political interference like the raid on the Standard Group which interfered with the rights of the media. This is same way we saw the rights of a Commission that did its work being interfered with by not being allowed to gazette work that it completed. We cannot allow impunity to continue in this country by being afraid to speak because there are those in this country who are masters and the rest are servants. Everybody must be equal before the law. Therefore, the Standard Group must be compensated for what they lost in terms of information which is still held by the Artur brothers in their homes wherever they are. The Standard Group must be compensated for the business they lost. Kenyans must be compensated in terms of taking away from us leaders who continue to perpetuate impunity or use their political connections or positions in Government to allow illegalities to continue. If we do not speak out on these issues, nobody else will. I want to thank again the Joint Committee and Mr. Imanyara. I support this Motion."
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