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    "id": 800097,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/800097/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "attacked the capital City of Nairobi. How did they manage to pass through all the roadblocks that we have in this country to the capital centre and blow up buildings? It is because even the police who are supposed to investigate and bring this menace to an end are also corrupt. As Sen. Orengo has said, we need to have a deeper conversation about corruption and come to a conclusion on how to tackle it. Right now corruption is rampant and very soon Kenyans will be very poor. The tribes we will have will be the tribe of the rich and the poor. I hope we will not get there. Most homes in Kenya are fenced because we try to protect ourselves from the thieves. If everything was in order we would all be comfortable and not need to go there. The conversation we should have in this country is how we can eliminate corruption. Yesterday I was very shocked while watching news. A number of people were being questioned by Citizen Television on what they would do if they got Kshs60 million whose source they did not know. Most of the people, except one gentleman, said they will take the money to the village and hide it under the mattresses. Others said they will pay ten per cent of it to the church to thank God. We have reached a level where we bring God into the conversation of thieves; even when it concerns money that was not acquired the right way. Where do we go with this? If this trend continues, we will definitely lose this country. Do we have anywhere else to go? Kenyans should be hurt by corrupt deals enough to feel that it is everyone’s responsibility to do something about it. This country does not lack laws to deal with corruption. As Sen. Mwaura has elaborated, there are numerous laws to deal with corruption. What we need to deal with is culture. Let us discuss our culture because most Kenyans have a culture of theft, for lack of a better word. The other conversation we need to have is how to strengthen our institutions to ensure that corruption does not continue thriving. We should have some sense of nationhood. 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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