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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our collective salutations, as a Committee, go to this House for the overwhelming and positive support for this Report. Each and every Member who has spoken, whether it is Sen. Halake, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. Haji or the Senate Majority Leader, has spoken from their hearts. This is because they feel for the Kenyan farmer. When an issue like this happened in this country in 1965, upon passage of the Motion, Paul Ngei resigned as Minister for Agriculture. It was the first public scandal in Kenya. Upon passage of the Motion, Bill Martin was arrested and many other people followed. Today, those who are mentioned here are laughing all the way to the bank. They do not care because nothing will happen. A man called Musyoki from Kenya Revenue Authority appeared before this Committee and told the Committee that out of this criminal enterprise, people walked away with Kshs18 billion. Two weeks after appearing before us, he was promptly forced to retire and he is no longer working. Are we serious about fighting corruption in this country? We know that the genesis of a gazette notice from the common law jurisdiction is a serious matter. A gazette notice can take you to the hangman. If the court of law sentences you to death, the Cabinet Secretary responsible must sign a gazette notice for you to be executed. That is the importance of a gazette notice. When Cabinet Secretaries The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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