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    "id": 867946,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": " I hope my minutes are not over, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the appointment of Maj. (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak. One of the most difficult jobs to be given is the job of fighting corruption. It requires a lot of zeal and energy. For that reason, I would like to congratulate the outgoing CEO. Having stayed there for six years was not a mean feat. He tried his best. That is one of the most difficult jobs somebody can be given to do. I see people now asking for court convictions. We are from a period where we never used to see corruption suspects, but now we see them. Maybe, the next thing that will come will be the court convictions. We are from a background where we never used to see any suspects taken to court. At least now the EACC and the DCI are taking people to court. Conviction can only be got by presenting evidence before a court of law. You cannot just get it because you have taken somebody to court. When I read the Committee’s Report, it was clear that the nominee is qualified to get the job. It does not matter where one comes from; you can be from the Police, the Army or the City Council, but as long as you have the right qualification to do this job, then you should be given the job because you are qualified for it. That is what, as Parliament, we are looking at. In the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC), it is clear that Maj. (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak has the right qualifications to do this Job. If we were to stick to that kind of interrogation when we are looking at qualifications for jobs, many of our institutions would have worked. The EACC has been in existence. We have their Annual Report in which they say that Kshs43 billion is what they have recovered as assets. That is an amount equivalent to the amount disbursed to eight counties in every financial year. With the coming referendum - it is obvious that it is going to come - we will need to strengthen certain institutions so that they are given teeth to bite and make sure that this country is run properly. 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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