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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of this House to look into ways and means of strengthening our laws in order to seal the loopholes that currently exist in our law. One of them is where a suspect of corruption dealings rushes to court to attain an anticipatory bail so that he is not arrested. This is against the rules of natural justice. If a thief can get a court order not to be arrested, then how we will succeed in the fight against corruption in this country? This morning, the Chief Justice committed himself to help us to fight corruption in this country. However, this country has become so predictable. When a person goes to the Judiciary, there are three things that may happen. One of them is that if his surname appeals to the judge, he may get favourable treatment. He may go to a judge who will tell him how much he will give to buy his freedom. A person might also go to a judge who may not be interested in the matter whatsoever. We may want to look at the Judiciary as an end in itself because it has also participated in frustrating efforts of fighting corruption in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are some loopholes also in audit systems. People have learnt how to hide their corruption and “thieving” in good financial statements. Whatever is on paper is different from what is on the ground. All you need to do is to bribe an auditor to get a clean bill of health. We have heard leaders say no money was lost because the auditor was okay with their auditing system. If the auditor also participates in cushioning those who are stealing, then what are we going to do? Given our mandate by Kenyans, we must face these questions head on. We must lead from the front. We must not shy away because we feel helpless. I believe that we have the power, knowledge and wherewithal to confront this grand mongrel called corruption for the benefit of our people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, our fiscal systems are wanting. Our counties, for example, have a lot of pending bills stemming from the last general election. Contracts were awarded without following the due budget process. As I speak, counties are struggling to pay pending bills and yet they are faced with a lot of financing challenges. Today we have situations where primary school heads are inflating the number of pupils in their schools so that they can be allocated more money from the free primary education kitty. This goes on unabated. We have a situation where in the formula of allocation of resources, some people are increasing their population to get more. Once they get it, it is like some grants as we have seen with the National Youth Service (NYS). They have too much money. They will have to vomit it, just like in the Roman Empire where people had become so consumed with power and ended up having a place called a vomitory. Mr. Speaker, Sir, those who are found culpable of grand corruption, if need be, must be killed in a public gallery so that this country moves forward. Kenyans are tired. We cannot continue hiding under the aegis of human rights and justice. Human rights must be followed with responsibilities. This is a moment of reckoning. Based on how we will deliberate this matter, the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee will be seized of it and present succinct proposals on how we can change our legal court systems in order for us to succeed in the fight against corruption. They do not need to 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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