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    "speaker_name": "Laikipia North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sara Korere",
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        "legal_name": "Sara Paulata Korere",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to contribute on this Motion. I, however, would like to register my reservations on the list of the nominees. At the outset, our fellow colleagues of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research have done due diligence in vetting the nominees but, when I was listening to the Chairperson of this Committee, she said that many Members here have talked about the face of Kenya and consideration of the marginalised and minorities. I remember sometimes back when the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) advertised for these commissioners, a lady from my constituency who is a highly qualified career educationist applied. She was shortlisted and was ranked the best in the Rift Valley. Her name was forwarded to the President and when the names were brought to this House then, Rift Valley was not brought here simply because a Ndorobo, of all the people, was the best qualified in Rift Valley. Hon. Speaker, when it was advertised the second time, she again applied and my guess will be as good as anybody else’s. She was not shortlisted because the point was, she was not the one wanted for that job. I must say this because the first time I made it into this House was through a nomination as a representative of the minorities and the marginalised. For me it is a very sad day. I do not have anything to celebrate about. This is in contravention of the spirit of the Constitution that clearly says the marginalised and minorities must have their right and their share in the Government of Kenya today that is lead by the His Excellency Hon. Muigai Kenyatta. In all the constitutional commissions, in all the government departments even in these Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) jobs and commonly known jobs as DOs, there is not even one single Ndorobo employed. Hon. Speaker, I cannot sit down here and clap with my colleagues who are happy that Members from their communities have been nominated while there is none from where I come from. Today I saw a nominee whom they even lowered the qualification in the name of giving the minorities and women an opportunity to be put in these positions but, here is a Ndorobo woman with two Masters Degrees, almost completing her PhD, being left out deliberately. It is a very sad thing for me as a Member of this House. I feel the oppression in this country is real. I must say this without fear of contradiction. Initially, we thought the handshake was a very good thing for this country and indeed it was. Eventually, it shook off all the minorities and the marginalised because even now after this, we are going to vet the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners and we know which regions they come from. We will be told that is the face of Kenya. My question is: Where are the Sengwers of this country? Where are the Njemps of this country? Where are the Ogieks of this country? Where will the Ndorobos of this country get employed? I know you are a minority and from where you sit you know that minorities do not disappoint. You have been one of the best Hon. Speakers in this House despite the fact that you are a Mbeere. What makes them think that Ndorobos cannot be TSC Commissioners? To me when people are killing you, they might think you enjoy dying unless you shout and throw your legs and hands in a manner to suggest that death is very painful. That is why today I must say this on the Floor of this House."
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