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    "id": 974445,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 347,
        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, if the directors of these banks were to be locked in, then people like you and I and other innocent persons whose monies are there, may suffer unintended consequences of just bare and retributive prosecution. So, the civilized world of the West has deferred agreements in their pieces of legislation. My sister here has researched widely and seen the importance of having it in our legislation, so that the DPP is not given just a single mandate of trying to have people jailed. The DPP must be given the mandate of entering into agreements that might reinstate or sort out losses that the public may have suffered because of the violation of law. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a good piece of legislation. Any person who may wholly oppose it may be one whose intentions I will personally doubt. There may be areas that would be done better, but it is a good starting point. In my view, I have not seen any place that would require immediate attention. In my own assessment and evaluation, this piece of legislation is 99 per cent right and should receive the bi-partisan support of all Members of goodwill. We are all persons of goodwill here. We want corruption to be a thing of the past. We have an opportunity to add our votes to an effort by our sister to rid this country of corruption. When matters like fighting corruption are not legislated or put in policy, then we enter a dangerous zone of arbitrariness. We want situations where mandate is given to a known institution and procedures to be followed are spelt out in pieces of legislation. That way, we will not hear public officials saying they are being targeted because they are a friend of Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko or somebody else. A public official should be able to point at the law and say: “In my matter, there is violation of the law relating to lifestyle audit, but should not say that the process is being arbitrarily applied against me.” Madam Temporary Speaker, let me end by thanking Sen. Farhiya for doing the wonderful job. This is something for which you will be remembered for a long time. I hope you travel places and that this effort is rewarded both here and in heaven. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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