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    "id": 976817,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13179,
        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
        "slug": "farhiya-ali-haji"
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    "content": "bodies to be involved in carrying out lifestyle audits, reporting and investigating unexplained wealth, making public declaration of income, assets and liabilities; referral of matters to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) after conclusion of lifestyle audits and procedures for carrying out lifestyle audit on public officers. Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of overview, the Bill provides the standard of professional conduct applicable for carrying out lifestyle audits. These include due care, professionalism, objectivity and confidentiality. The Bill also states that lifestyle audits may be carried out if there was an indication that a public officer is living beyond their means; is unable to account for some income or has misappropriated funds under his or her control. The Bill mandates the following bodies to undertake lifestyle audits- (1) The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for purposes of determining tax evasion and, therefore, someone growing their wealth. (2) The EACC. (3) The Committee of the National Assembly responsible for ethics of Members of Parliament. (4) The Public Service Commission. (5) The Judicial Service Commission (JSC). (6) The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). (7) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). (8) The Teachers Service Commission (TSC). (9) The National Defence Council. (10) The National Security Council. (11) The Witness Protection Advisory Board. The Bill provides that the investigating bodies procure search warrants from courts of law before conducting searches on the public officer. This rests the cases where people may be targeted using lifestyle audits. There is a clear procedure in terms of who can conduct, when and how, since you need a court order, unless otherwise, before conducting searches and the suspect holding property does not corroborate with their lawful income. The Bill, however, allows conduct of searches without a warrant in exceptional cases where the investigating agencies believe that the evidence will be removed or destroyed. The Bill makes it an offence for someone to lie to investigating agencies in a lifestyle audit process. Those convicted with be liable for imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, and a fine not exceeding Kshs5 million, or both. This shows that this process of conducting lifestyle audits has been taken very seriously; so, people will not be tempted to witch-hunt using this Bill."
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