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    "id": 809467,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/809467/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "acquisition of land by NLC. However, EACC delayed and failed to safeguard it. From what I am hearing from the newspapers, the file on this matter is with the DPP. On that case, I think my question has been answered, but I think EACC needs to act faster and expedite the process and we need to find out the real culprits involved and not a situation where some people have been saved. For these questions and the reasons that I have said, I therefore agree with the Committee recommendations on the following among others; that the chairperson, the commissioners and other officers of NLC should be personally responsible for acting contrary to the Constitution and the Lands Act, 2012. I want to say it. Hon Wamalwa was jumping the gun. Based on this Report of the Committee – if it is adopted by this House – then anybody in Kenya, including our citizens, can use that Report and file a petition for the removal of any of these people who are holding constitutional offices, that is, the chairman and his commissioners. Secondly, the Director of Criminal Investigation should investigate the Chairperson, the Commissioners and officers of the NLC for acting contrary to the Constitution and the Lands Act. The Committee was very much scared in their recommendations. It was very much scared about the people who were involved in this scam at the National Treasury. You cannot hang Swazuri alone. We will defend Swazuri. Swazuri must be hanged but he must be hanged together with all the people who he conspired with. That is why I totally agreed with Chairman Swazuri on television when he said: “I will go down but I will not go down alone even at the International Criminal Court.” That was Swazuri saying that and that is a statement of fact. There is no way in the whole of this Kshs1.5 billion that only chairman Swazuri and his commission are culpable. People in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the National Treasury are culpable. People in the State Law Office who give opinion are culpable and the owners and proprietors of those two companies are culpable. There are no sacred cows in this matter. We represent the people. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, allow me another two minutes. I am finishing. I had to prepare last night. I read this and framed questions. I am even shocked. In the 10th Parliament – Hon. Kimunya is my witness – when a Report of this magnitude came to the House, this House used to be full. In fact, if we reach 6.30 p.m., I will move a Motion for Adjournment for this Report. This Report must be discussed…"
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