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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, very briefly, I want to join those congratulating the Permanent Secretary and the Minister for putting the country above self. That is an act of patriotism and it is never late to do the right thing. I want to say that stepping aside is the opposite of being suspended; you voluntarily go before your employer acts and you say; “because of your honour---“ It is like what Mr. Mwiraria did in order to clear his name; in order to maintain the integrity of the country and its institutions. So, it is putting the country before self. I also want to say that, as Members of Parliament, we are not angels. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we therefore, must quickly review the Powers and Privileges Act to put very stiff penalties for hon. Members who misconduct themselves in the course of committee work. There must be a co-relation between the standards we expect of the Government and our standards as hon. Members. We must be ready to bite the bullet and we need to develop together. The other point I would like to state is that I want to believe the Prime Minister, the President and the Government when they say they are ready to fight corruption and impunity. This is a new dispensation. We said this before promulgation. Look at the Cabinet and anyone who does not pass the test set by Chapter 6, let them go. There are other men and women in your ranks who can occupy those posts. I want to say, Mr. Prime Minister, through Mr. Speaker, that if you and the President look hard enough, you will notice that there are people about whom reports of this House, investigations of the various bodies have put questions marks on. Please do not let us have to mention names here. Please, take action. If action is not taken, then Parliament must rise up and do its duty. Reform is a painful process and we all have to leave our comfort zones. Let us move together. let us usher in the new dawn, otherwise we will be seen as fraudsters who told Kenyans on promulgation day that it was a new dawn while we were living in our comfort zones. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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