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    "id": 862876,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Limuru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Mwathi",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Mungai Mwathi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, guided by this rule of law, the Committee undertook its task bearing in mind the responsibilities of leadership as enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya in Article 73 which provides, inter alia, that we all must demonstrate respect for the people, bring honour to the nation and dignity to our office in order to promote public confidence in the integrity of our institution, which is the National Assembly. Therefore, the Committee, in making the recommendations, was guided by the principles of leadership and integrity, which comprise, among others, objectivity and impartiality in decision-making and ensuring that decisions are not influenced by nepotism, favouritism, ethnicity, regionalism, religion, gender consideration or social status. In order to deal with this matter conclusively, it is important that Parliament works with other Government agencies that are mandated to undertake investigations into bribery activities, unethical conduct and impropriety. In conclusion, it is against this backdrop that the Committee made the following one recommendation: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Section 17(2) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission do investigate the allegations of bribery of some Members of the National Assembly during the consideration by the National Assembly of the Report of the Joint Committee of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives and the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the importation of alleged illegal and contaminated sugar into the country within 90 days of adoption of this Report. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move and request a Member of the Committee in the name of Hon. Omar Mwinyi to second. I thank you."
}