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    "id": 894614,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/894614/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13370,
        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
        "slug": "samson-ndindi-nyoro"
    },
    "content": "(1) That, individuals and institutions outside Parliament will now have the audacity of curtailing the legislative authority of Parliament under Article 95 of the Constitution by twisting the objects of published Bills, especially to poison the minds of the public against the institution of Parliament. (2) That, individual Members may now be discouraged from proposing legislation or even taking part in making laws. (3) That, other individual Members may be discouraged from supporting legislations in this House including Bills emanating from the Executive, which would be a retrogressive trend. (4) That, this House will henceforth allow the media to continue misreporting on legislative matters before it, especially the mainstream media, which enjoys certain privileges and facilities accorded by Parliament through the taxpayers’ money. (5) That, since after publication the Bill became the property of the House and the relevant committee is required to seek public views, those views of the public will be highly prejudiced by the distorted information. Therefore, my humble request is that you confirm that there is no other such Bill published by anyone else in my name other than the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.6 of 2019), which is a two-clause Bill, amending the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act No.3 of 2003 so as to put in place stiffer penalties with regard to corruption offences upon conviction. I also request you to rule whether the Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library Committee as established under Standing Order No.221D should inquire into this matter and propose sanctions on any media house that continues to misreport on facts, particularly with regard to this Bill, which is now before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I also request your guidance as to whether it is the role of individual Members to correct facts about Bills that are before departmental committees or it is the work of departmental committees. Should you find that it is the mandate of the relevant committee, I beseech you to order the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, through the Clerk, to publish a statement that will go to all media houses stating the facts about the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.6 of 2019). I was perturbed yesterday when I was engaging in other parliamentary business seeing an Hon. Member of this country, who has served as an Hon. Member of Parliament, misinforming the public. I wondered whether a person of the stature of a former Prime Minister has no time to peruse Bills that we propose in this House. Finally, I beseech the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to prioritise public participation of the said Bill, so that it is considered when the House resumes from the short recess. As I wind up, I call upon my colleagues in this House to kindly find time to peruse my Bill, which is available at the Table Office. It is a very simple Bill wherein I propose only two clauses. Currently, fines on those convicted is less than Kshs1 million or not exceeding Kshs1 million. My Bill proposes not less…"
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