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    "id": 926698,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/926698/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 49,
        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Also, as I contribute, it is important to mention that one of the areas that the Executive has failed to live up to when we talk about implementation of our Constitution, 2010 is aligning policy to it. If we have Sessional Papers like Sessional Paper No.2 of 2018, they will help us achieve the objectives of our Constitution and make it possible for the country to continue being better. I recall when we were making this Constitution this is one of the areas that was debated because the provisions of the Anti-Corruption and Ethics Act were quite a number in the Constitution. In the wisdom of many, it was only necessary to leave a principle there and provide for the rest in statutes and sessional papers like we have. It is now clear to many of us, including those outside Kenya, that corruption is an issue that requires more attention than perhaps we thought during the enactment of our Constitution, 2010. Countries are struggling with dealing with corruption, but fortunately for us, we have the laws. As my colleagues have said, we have enough legislative agenda or legislation around issues of corruption. It is the question of moving it forward, the issue of getting it coordinated and getting the public to be part and parcel of fighting corruption. Of course, for the public to continue being part and parcel or to give the Executive and the EACC the support they require, they also need to see that we are making some positive progress. You recall that after the elections of 2002, Kenyans went round arresting those who they thought were corrupt only for them to be let down by the Executive moving on into the management of the NARC Government."
}