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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is on a separate issue because I believe the one which was being transacted by the House has been ably exhausted. I am seeking your guidance as the leader of the House and our president in Parliament. It is on your interpretation of the provisions of Section 62 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. More so, it is in so far as that provision relates to the vetting of public officers subjected to Parliament for approval, or otherwise, to hold public offices. That Section 62 provides that a public officer or a State officer who is charged with corruption or economic crime shall be suspended, at half pay, with effect from the date of the charge until the conclusion of the case. That is provided that the case shall be determined within twenty-four months; a period of two years. The interpretation of some lawyers, including myself, is that the spirit of Section 62 is to the effect that you cannot hold public office during the pendency of a criminal charge being prosecuted against you relating to corruption or economic crime. I think that is the spirit. Yesterday, in the course of our normal business as a Parliament, an event occurred in the House. It pricked the conscience of the nation more so considering the renewed battle against corruption championed by none other than His Excellency the President. It is a battle in which you know, even the leader of the minority side, His Excellency Raila Odinga joins President Uhuru. It is a battle in which those leaders requested all leaders and citizens to join them. The President of the Republic of Kenya, in good faith, let me say in utmost good faith, nominated a Kenyan to be considered for appointment into a public office. Before vetting, that individual was investigated and charged with a corruption and economic crime and is being actively prosecuted. Around midday yesterday, news broke out. I remember we were sitting somewhere, not in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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