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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, it is so pathetic when you look at our offices. Many of those who have looted our programmes are the ones being promoted, applauded and re-elected to senior positions. It is so embarrassing to say that the level that corruption has reached cannot be compared to any other. The leadership in Kenya and the institutions that have been given the authority and responsibility to take care of the wealth and property of Kenyans have been compromised. The same corruption is taking root in our counties and devolved organs; yet we are saying that we want to support devolution. It is so sad to realise that funds allocated to programmes needed to save Kenyans’ lives during emergencies are being squandered. Just like my colleagues, I stand here heartbroken. It is so sad when one gets a school that is supposed to assist our pupils being looted. On Karen land, people want to enrich themselves within the shortest time possible, almost overnight. They want to go with thousands of money. I would want to see Kenya standing on its feet, walking and laughing and smiling again. We can do this through strengthening our institutions and coming up with legislation that can see some of these corrupt looters, thieves - name them – being prosecuted and jailed in the shortest time possible. I would want to see one being jailed for a period of even 50 years just to serve as an example. This is because when we get this list of people and names, they are just decorations of our files and they end up nowhere. It is so sad to see vehicles and police officers chasing after people who have looted and whose names are being mentioned, but no one is prosecuted. Something needs to be done. My colleagues are saying that they are naming the National Youth Service (NYS) Scandal as NYS Season One and Season Two or the Maize Scandal as Season One and Season Two. I would like to call it NYS Phase One and Phase Two. Let us even be prepared, after this, to have NYS Phase Three and yet nothing will happen. It is very important for us Kenyans, as much as we come together even with handshakes and heart-shakes, to look at the specific ways that we can prosecute offenders at the shortest time. I repeat, make sure that these people are prosecuted at the shortest time. This is because they are responsible and they are people like others; there is nothing like saying that we have big fish and small fish. If you have stolen, you have stolen; so what? You need to be jailed. You do not even need to have a case because there is evidence. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have just seen the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) arresting and arraigning people in court. So what? We are waiting for these cases to be concluded as fast as possible so that these people can be brought to book. These people should serve as an example to the rest of Kenyans. We have seen the Central Bank of Kenya Governor saying that he knows the banks that have worked in collusion or have assisted in stealing these monies. It is very important for these banks to be named. Why are we hiding this information? Which investigations happen in Kenya? It is very important for these banks to be mentioned and shamed because they are institutions that are entrusted by other faithful Kenyans. So, it is my plea, even to the Central Bank of Kenya, that these banks need to be shamed and the 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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