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    "id": 102211,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Langat",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to second the Motion which has been moved by the Chairman. As a Committee, we considered the process through which the recruitment of the Managing Director (MD) was done. The Committee, as has been stated, is not concerned about the individual who was recruited, but the process by which he was appointed. It is very important that in this country, we give all Kenyans a fair chance of taking management positions of our parastatals in this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you look at the number of days in which the advertisement was supposed to have been responded to by the applicants, a serious position like the one of the MD of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), was only given five days. Kenya is a very big country. We have people from Mombasa, North Eastern and Western Kenya. Before even they read the advertisement, the period for receiving applications had been closed. Therefore, this process should be restarted, so that we give everybody a fair chance to apply and be given opportunity in this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I also want to challenge the Government which talks about the issue of balancing communities in our parastatals. The Minister should relook at the composition of the Board of KAA, because it comprises eight or ten members from a specific community. We need to balance it because Kenya is a big country with 42 communities which need to be given a fair chance both at the Board and management level of the KAA. Also, the senior management positions at the KAA should be checked, because it reflects the structure of the Board. If we are serious about National Cohesion and Integration, then it has to be seen at the KAA. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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