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    "id": 976815,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "It is needless to say that corruption is a pandemic in this country. I sit in the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget, and every time we are told that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown by a certain percentage. When the GDP grows in our country, it is supposed to be equated to the number of people who get out of poverty, but it does not translate to that. More people go into poverty as our GDP increases. That tells you that the money of this country is in the pockets of a few Kenyan individuals through corruption. It is, therefore, needless to also say that corruption affects security, poverty levels in the country, how healthy and educated we are. It also affects the dream that the fighters for independence in this country had, to ensure that we have a prosperous country where the economic gain is felt in all the corners. Due to corruption, these dreams are still not realized. Despite empirical evidence showing that there are officers living beyond their means, there is no legal framework to put these perpetrators of corruption behind bars, because corruption does not happen in open air. No one will come to this Senate Plenary to say, “I am corrupting so and so.” Due to the hidden nature of corruption, we need a legislation to ensure that the wealth one acquires is explained in a manner that is fair and just to everybody else, and that finally eradicates corruption. Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 10(2)(c) of the Constitution states- “The national values and principles of governance include good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability.” Indeed, Chapter Six of the Constitution makes further detailed provisions in the responsibility of leadership guiding principles and leadership, integrity and conduct of the public officers."
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