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    "id": 74267,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/74267/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the questions here are about names, names and names. Hon. Chepkitony asked about the names of those who are bringing in piracy money into our economy, and I did say that the Central Bank has been instructed to investigate and to identify the sources of this money that is flooding into our economy. That exercise is going on and I do not have any names to table here. Secondly, I mentioned last week that names have been given to the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission (KACC) by the American Ambassador, and that KACC was going to carry out investigations. I said that KACC is an independent institution which does not receive directions from any other authority, including that of the Prime Minister. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that, yes, I am very conscious of that provision of the Constitution on the freedom of information that we have been talking about all the time. But it is always a proviso; it is not open ended. If that information will compromise investigation which is ongoing, then that information is not given. If that information will help a thief to escape, then that information is not given. Otherwise, why else would you be talking about investigations if you have to be throwing all that information out there in the air for everybody to see? So, I want the House to believe that we are not trying to hide any information. We are not afraid of any warlord. The hon. Member talked about four names. I do not know where he got that information about those names, and I want him to be careful when talking about those four names because he does not know if his name might be on that list."
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