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    "content": "We were told about the amount of money that is being transferred from Africa through illicit financial outflows. We do not get even one per cent of that money back in terms of aid and grants. Why do we even need foreign aid? If we could stop corruption in this country, we would give aid to other countries. Kenyans and this House need to stand up and be counted by coming up with different strategies on how to deal with corruption. I posted in the Senate Business platform today about a child, between eight to ten years old, who was asked what gift Kenya would give to the world, and the child said: “Corruption.” When that child grows up, what do we expect of this country? We have a habit of praising people who acquired their wealth through shady means. Those are our heroes and role models. We need to praise people who acquired their wealth in the right way, because we need role models in this country. As the Senate, we need to pass more laws on corruption. I do not know how we will do it, but something needs to be done about corruption, which in my view, is worse than terrorism. Terrorists find their way into our country because of corrupt police officers who are supposed to man our borders. Corruption is worse than terrorism because it denies us hospitals and creates vulnerability in terms of our ability to deal with droughts. Look at the rate of flooding in this country. If there was no corruption, we would have enough money to invest in dams, using the water that is flooding in Tana River and other places in this country, to provide water to Kenyans for the next three years. We need to also create a court that deals specifically with cases of corruption. Setting up a court is not enough; we need lawyers, judges, prosecutors, police officers attached to that court and have the interest of this country at heart. Short of that, this country will end up with only two tribes; the rich and the poor. We should not have people who hide behind their tribes when they commit fraud. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this debate."
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