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    "content": "Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission with the mandate to enforce the provisions of Chapter Six of our Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the process of developing an Anti-Corruption Policy Paper, a sum of Kshs10 million has been approved by the Cabinet for this purpose. A concept paper has also been developed which will be discussed in eight regional stakeholders’ workshops before a draft national anti-corruption policy is developed. This policy will streamline the legal institutional framework with regard to anti-corruption, leadership and integrity. Unless and until the legal framework and policy mentioned above are put in place through legislation by this House, the Government cannot effectively ensure compliance with provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution. The existing law framework is ill equipped to sustain such compliance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Article 76 (2) (a), for example, contemplates a scenario where state officers may maintain a foreign bank account in accordance with an Act of Parliament. The Executive, therefore, cannot purport to prohibit state officers from maintaining foreign bank accounts at this level, but can only direct that they may only maintain the same in accordance with an Act of Parliament. Similarly, to ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 77, there must be appropriate legal framework as outlined above. My Ministry is committed to ensuring that the necessary legal framework is in place within the prescribed timelines so as to achieve the full compliance with the provisions of Chapter Six."
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