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    "id": 563635,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, the Senator for Kilifi County, Sen. Madzayo for bringing this Bill to this House. I believe it will bring sanity in terms of public appointments and approval in county governments. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the previous vetting, sometimes people with requisite qualifications were scared because they did not know what kind of questions they were to be asked. In the past, we did not have a checklist or criteria on how to ask some key fundamental questions when vetting a nominee to a public office. We also do not have a clear direction concerning family issues. For example, we could ask a person whether he was okay to be vetted in public or camera. It is important to protect a family as provided for in the Constitution. We need a criterion which will make it possible for the nominee to feel comfortable before the vetting committee. He has a right to say whether he felt The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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