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    "id": 904408,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904408/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13179,
        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
        "slug": "farhiya-ali-haji"
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    "content": "former CEO, of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Committee (EACC), Halake Waqo, ended in January this year and up to now, he is just there. His deputy got another job when he was still working. I have worked with Mr. Waqo and I know that he is competent. That is the reason as to why I always wonder if he was a victim of ethnicity. People notice these things and that is the reason why our Government must address the glaring discrimination or the perceived discrimination. I have nothing against the former deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) because I know that he is competent. These two gentlemen are all competent. The only difference is that one got a job when he still had one while the other one‘s contract ended early. How I wish that ethnicity did not exist in this country for it causes a lot of destruction. This Bill speaks to some of us because we know the ills in this country. A CEO will always want to recruit people from his community and when corruption thrives in that institution, there is no independent person to report the issue. People do not realise that ethnicity is affecting this country negatively. Ethnicity is contributing to corruption. If we do not stop corruption in the next few years, we will not have money and the have- nots will overrun this country. I believe that ethnicity is the root cause of these issues. I am glad that this Bill is addressing it. Hate speech is the other thing. I know that it is being addressed but I at times feel that it is not being addressed adequately. Last weekend, one of the opinion leaders in this country said that Somalis are ruling this country through wazungus . That is a careless statement that should not be made by an opinion leader. Somalia is a sovereign country but people forget that we have Somalis who are Kenyan citizens and they are in this country by right. We are not anybody‘s guests. Some prominent politicians make sweeping statements such as; ‗they take over businesses or they do this and that‘. Unfortunately, the Boranas, who look like the Somalis, have been victims of such classification yet they are Kenyans. The colonialists found Wajir where it is at the moment and it is not my fault that the British placed the border where it is. We have Somalis in Somalia, and there are some Somalis in Kenya. We should look at some of these things based on how they impact people‘s lives. Clause 3 of this Bill talks of giving effect to Articles 10 and 27 of the Constitution. This Senate protects the counties and their governments. We have pronounced ourselves by creating legislations, protecting counties and bringing the articles of the Constitution to life. Article 27 of the Constitution is also addressed by this Bill. Clause 6(f) of this Bill states that;- ‗The functions of the Commission are to— (f) Investigate complaints of hate speech, ethnic or racial contempt and discrimination on the basis of ethnic, clan, religious and racial origin and make recommendations to the Director of Public Prosecution or other relevant authority on the appropriate measures to be taken where such complaints are valid.‘ The issues that I have addressed explain the reason as to why I resonate with this Bill. Clause I talk about the Commission doing research. Without research, you can never generate data. For one to put their arguments forward, they need well researched documents and that applies to law making. 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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