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    "id": 974443,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to inform you that in the county where I come from, every public servant owns either a hotel or other businesses, and yet, we do not see services being rendered to our people. We do not have any mechanism or authority to try to find out what magic they have done to transform themselves from humble to wealthy people overnight. Many people may look at this piece of legislation as negative. However, for the first time, this piece of legislation will enable, for instance, you, Madam Temporary Speaker and I to proudly say what you own and explain to people how you got it. I am able to explain to people the few millions I have. I am able to tell them where they are and if I should acquire more as I think I may, I should proudly tell everybody the magic or formula I have used to acquire them. That way, people will truly record in history when I am not there that I worked very hard. It is not enough to be mysterious. It is proper and decent to state what you own and how you owned it. It also makes it easy for you to defend it in case anybody who is not using this mechanism tries to dispossess you of what you fought for. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is an opportunity that all of us are seeking to be able to demonstrate the method we used to own what we own and also acquire legitimate ownership over it, defend it against illegal and legal aggressors who want to take it away from us. That is how a society can grow. I heard my brother and senior neighbour, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, raise the issue of deferred prosecution agreement. If you look at what is happening in the United States of America (USA), this practice is available. It is also available in Canada and most of Europe. The intention of prosecution the world over is not just to punish, deter or inflict pain upon any defendant or anybody who has aggressed or violated the law. The intention also includes reinstitution. A person should be made to reinstate to the public the loss that, that person occasioned upon the public. So, a deferred agreement may be in the nature of giving opportunity to a defendant to commit to reinstatement. It may cost so much to lock in a defendant for a long time without benefit to the public. An agreement that compels a defendant to do certain acts that are beneficial to the public may go a long way in restoring the loss that the public may have suffered from the offending act of that person. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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