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    "id": 926693,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bureti, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Japheth Mutai",
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        "legal_name": "Japheth Kiplangat Mutai",
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    "content": " I am sorry, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second Sessional Paper No.2 of 2018. In brief, this is a policy whose time has come. Currently, we have several agencies dealing with corruption and it is about time we came up with a paper that will harmonise their work. The present legislation is sufficient and we are not looking into detailed legislation, but we are looking at how these multi-agencies will work together to ensure that the fight against corruption is achieved. Corruption is a disease which is becoming sophisticated every day. As corruption becomes endemic and sophisticated, we need all the agencies to become sophisticated in order to deal with the menace. This Sessional Paper is critical in the sense that all these agencies without synergy and working together will not achieve anything. There will be infighting, different interpretation and approach. In order to ensure that optimal results are achieved, there needs to be some coordination. We have seen the public thinking that the Office of the DCI and the EACC are running at cross-roads. With the coming of this Policy, all that work shall be harmonised. On adoption, the public will be involved in the fight against corruption. Corruption begins with us and the fight against it should also begin with us. This policy will build trust from the public and allow them to participate in issues corruption. A lot of work by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has gone into this Policy. I want to thank our able Chair for leading from the front. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I Second. Thank you."
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