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    "id": 895727,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "through elections. However, we all know that the situation of bringing tranquility to this country cannot be resolved by a friendship between individuals; it must be resolved by strong institutions. I and anyone else can be friends. However, that friendship can be skin-deep and tomorrow we may part ways. We want a situation where, like my distinguished professor, Aaron Ringera, used to tell us at the university, that if you want to know the taste of a good law, imagine that law in the hands of your worst enemy. If you feel safe with it, then it is a good law. That is why we want strong institutions that are not based or dependent on the benevolence of anybody. For example, even if Idi Amin became the President of this country today, our Constitution must restrain him from doing the silly things he did to Uganda in the 1970s. That is the Kenya we want. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the President spoke about corruption. I also spoke to the media and supported his one statement; that this country cannot allow vigilante justice. For those of you who have not watched movies where the vigilante were at their best, you should watch movies starring Charles Bronson called Death Wish I,2,3 and 4. You will then see what vigilante justice means, how people can take the law into their own hands and hunt down those they think have offended the law. We do not want to go to the Wild West way. I agree that due process must be the cornerstone and foundation of any orderly and modern state. However that notwithstanding, there is what we call justice through the courts of law and justice through public courts and public opinion. There are certain situations where you do not have to wait for people to be taken to court for them to take responsibility. The people who work for the President – that is the CSs and others – enjoy their offices at his pleasure. Where they are constantly mentioned in dirty deals and fraudulent activities, the President does not have to wait for the courts. This is because the manner of proof beyond reasonable doubt in court is different; and the manner of losing confidence in people he has given responsibility to is different. Kenya has millions of men and women with the capacity to sit in offices and work without blemish. I, therefore, encourage the President that while it is important that due process must be applied on each and every individual, those who hold public offices must enjoy the full confidence of the public for them to deliver. There come situations where people have to take responsibility. The Romans would call it, ‗falling on the Sword‘ where things are not working. Therefore, we want the President to move from lamentation to action in matters of corruption. We also note that the institutions of governance in this country take too long to come to the satisfaction of the expectations of the people. Look at the case of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the ―chickengate‖ scandal. The corrupt transactions in London have been prosecuted and people have been jailed for seven years. They have served their term, completed it and gone home. However, in Kenya, the case of our friend, Mr. Oswago, who was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has not even started. It is still in court and no evidence has been called. It is mentioned and postponed. You can say this of so many cases. Look at National Youth Service (NYS) cases; what happened to those cases? Look at NYS two, 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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