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    "id": 950368,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "Today, the weakest link in the fight against corruption is Parliament. That is because from the time we start budgeting, if you are to go through the Budget, you will find some hidden provisions almost everywhere – in the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture or the Ministry for Roads. There are people putting monies there hopping that it will come back to them. So, the solution, in my opinion, does not lie in punishment in terms of paying a million shilling. It lies in ensuring that all of us live by the law, and saying what we mean and meaning what we say. If you get to know the kind of pushing that goes on when we prepare the Budget, as a House, you will be shocked. People follow up: “ Ile imepita? Have they left what we said on the Ministry of Health budget?” Members follow up on monies they have allocated in the Budget as to how much they can tender for and how much they can receive. We cannot fight corruption by creating the perception that we are committed to that cause. Without casting aspersions, this is what seems to be happening so as to be seen to be fighting corruption. This cannot be the way to go and hope to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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