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    "id": 868709,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/868709/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Another important point is an issue I think we cannot legislate. I think the reason why we are having problems… For those who read the newspapers yesterday, it was clearly stated that Kenya is losing about Kshs8 billion worth of taxes because of counterfeit goods. When you look at that amount and what it can do in terms of services and goods in this country, it means we have a big problem in our hands. It is important that as Kenyans, even as we come up with this new service, there are areas we cannot legislate. I encourage my countrymen and women to think seriously about the issue of honesty and integrity. As a country, time has come for us to say that even though we have those bodies, there are what we call human factors which we cannot legislate on. The way we live, we need to promote honesty so that whatever we do as Kenyans, if we are put in a position of responsibility, we are honest and we have the highest level of integrity to make sure that whatever we are supposed to implement, we are not compromised. That is where we have problems. I think the existing bodies which are currently charged with quality assurance have integrity issues and we cannot legislate on those issues. So, we encourage Kenyans who are going to take up those important positions to make sure that they have the highest level of integrity so that whatever is expected and whatever is put in this law will be implemented. 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."
}