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    "id": 950212,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I started moving this Bill a while back. Thank you for the opportunity to conclude moving it so that it can progress to the final stage. I am seeking to amend the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Bill to have stiffer penalties for those convicted of such kinds of crimes. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is a lot of echo. I am seeking to amend this Bill to increase the penalties in terms of fines. Currently, anyone convicted with these kinds of crimes is given a fine of not more than Kshs1 million. This Bill, is seeking to open that discretion and have the fine prescribed to not less than Kshs1 million. Also, when it comes to jail term currently, anyone convicted with corruption and economic crimes is given a jail term of not more than 10 years. My Bill seeks to remove that discretion from our Judiciary and have a jail term of not less than 10 years. Basically, my Bill is seeking to punish those people who continue to steal public money for their own personal benefit. I will give a background. The fabric of our country is torn apart because currently people are stealing public resources in an unprecedented manner. Our country is very rich. We have so many resources and we are blessed with resources that can take our country to greater heights. However, these resources end up in the pockets of just a few people. Currently, we have a country with very few rich people and a majority poor who toil hard, but have remained very poor at the bottom of the ladder. We have to avert this situation and we have a chance to do it in this House. In South Korea, currently, there are two former presidents who are serving jail terms. That serves as a deterrence. Countries with stiffer penalties have recorded a drastic decline in these kinds of crimes. China has stiffer penalties than the ones that…"
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