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"speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am taking cue from a comment you may have made in passing. When this accountability is called for, there is also a danger that a report such as this one could easily be used negatively. For example, it could be used to deny certain people who merit appointment that opportunity. They may not be appointed because of having exhausted their quota. I was very keen when Hon. Mwirigi was talking because he is a youth. His emphasis is on the youth. Much as we are told that people who are over 60 years of age are more productive, there is also clamour that we involve younger people. So, if you apply and you are over 50 years you are likely to be told, based on this report, that your age quota has already been exhausted. I hope to see adverts coming up in future saying that for this position, anyone over 45 years need not apply because their quota has been exhausted. That will obviously counter Article 27 of the Constitution which says nobody should be discriminated on account of their age. So, it is something that we need to look at. It is a good thing but we need to appreciate its importance and use by balancing the various interests. Similarly, there are some communities whose people, because of history, have been recruited on permanent and pensionable terms. Those people are still in serviceā¦"
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