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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyambati",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 116,
        "legal_name": "Walter Enock Osebe Nyambati",
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    "content": "I think the Minister has a right to say what he wants to say. It is apparent that he has not read the report. It is unfortunate. I want to continue on the same line. It is true that Kenyans were not given equal opportunity. The advert appeared for five days only, and then they started interviewing people. How can you say that Kenyans were given an opportunity? How could a Kenyan from North Eastern Province, Kisii, Mwingi or Coast Province internalise and apply within five days and attend the interview? Surely, what was the hurry for? Why did the KAA give only five days? Can you really say, in your true senses that five days are enough to advertise and interview people? I find that there was something unique or something which was not proper in the due process. Therefore, I say that this thing was stage managed and it is important for Parliament not to support this kind of things. We want Kenyans from all walks of life to be given equal opportunity to apply and be interviewed for whatever they want. That is what we are saying. We are not saying that we do not want the candidate. All we want is for Kenyans to enjoy their rights. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is high time Ministers supported Committees when they are on the right path. We do not want to sing to the ideas or the intentions of the Cabinet. We want to ensure that this House protects the rights of Kenyans. When it comes to the issue of employment and especially in top ranks including parastatals, we want all Kenyans to be given equal opportunity. That is what we are driving at as a Committee. During our many meetings that we had, we even invited the Assistant Minister for Transport who supported the idea that the appointment was hurried and done the wrong way. He said that it should be done in the right manner. I do not know why the Minister is standing here now to say that equal opportunity was given which I do not think was the case. Therefore, the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing is asking this House to support us and other Committees who reveal irregularities in the way things are done in parastatals and Ministries so that we can put these things right. There are many Ministries which do things right and we applaud them. A good example is the Ministry of Energy. We want other Ministries to follow suit so that they do not support or protect the wrong things. Even as I speak, the Minister concerned must not only support the Committee, but also be seen to be supporting it. We must work together. The Ministry, the Departmental Committee and Members of Parliament must work together. It is time this country rose to the occasion to ensure that wrong things are put right. Kenyans, whether they come from the Coast, Turkana, or Pokot should be given the right to become whatever they want to become. In America, when a child is born, he is told that if he works hard and plays by the rules, he can become whatever he wants to become. That is what we want to give the Kenyan child – a chance to become whatever he wants to become if he works hard and plays by the rules or if he is a straightforward Kenyan. However, we do not want to give others a chance simply because we want to protect them. That is not right. If there is nothing to hide, I do not see why the Ministry should not come out and restart the process. That is what we are asking---"
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