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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, there is a point here which goes to our two Chairs, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi and Hon. Abdullswamad, who chair the utmost watchdog committees. This thing about surcharge is there in the law. The reason why, as many of you would recall, we established a Committee on Implementation of this House, was to make follow-up on some of those recommendations. It appeared over a long period that Parliament would act in vain. You make recommendations for people to be surcharged, if they are disputing that, they can go and challenge those recommendations before court. It is not open to the Executive to just take the recommendations of the House and a year later, the matter is with Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) or Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). I believe Hon. Kenta is around. I am very happy that the three are seated together. Indeed, we want resolutions of this House implemented. It is not that the House is on a witch-hunt. Its resolutions must be taken with the seriousness that is expected. That issue of surcharge is important because we do not want people pointing fingers at the institution of Parliament. If there is anybody who has done something wrong, be it in Parliament or not, then the Committee is at liberty to make similar recommendations. When we also resolve in a particular way against other people out there, they must be held accountable. 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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