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    "id": 1143869,
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    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": "preceded NTV. The allegations that are being made by people like Hon. (Dr.) Oundo are because Ms. Wangui suffers the tragedy like that of some of us who have had public jobs. Back then, she was a presenter and an anchor. To the mind of Kenyans, some still think that all she has done for this country is presenting news and anchoring. However, as I said, this lady is well known to me. She is an asset to this country. She is well educated. Even after she left our screens to her own private practice, she was able to further her education. She has a career in the security sector. As we speak today, she is one of the most celebrated security experts in this country – a fact that might not be known to many who still view her as a broadcaster. Some of the attributes I know of this lady is that she is a patriot. She loves her country. But, this country has also invested in her in the positions she has taken up previously. This investment cannot go to waste. This is an investment that she will use as she serves in the Commission as a commissioner. This lady is extremely committed to duty. She is passionate whenever she is attending to her duties. I would like to say that as she goes into the Commission, she has a lot of work to do. She goes into the Commission to serve the country, not representing the police only. Her core job will have to do with the police. As a commissioner, she will have to influence and persuade the Commission to look at the plight of the police. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you have served for five years as a Member of Parliament. You understand that security falls under the national Government. So, I know you know how the police are living in your constituency. You know under what conditions the police are working. You know how their remuneration is looking. This is one of the things for which we need patriotic Kenyans to attend to by being at the SRC. I know Wangui Muchiri is up to the task. There is the business of modernising the police force. If you look at some of the things that are happening in the police, it is because they are informed by a leadership that studied in the precolonial era. That precolonial training of our police sustains to date. This is one of the issues that a commissioner sitting at the SRC will have to look at so that we are able to modernise the police force. It has been said here that while the SRC is supposed to superintend and oversee the salaries of public servants, it has been unfortunate that the SRC has found a punching bag in the Parliament of Kenya. My plea to this very gracious lady, as she takes up her position as a Commissioner, is that she should not join the bandwagon of those who sit at the Commission and target this House as a punching bag. I know Wangui Muchiri is bigger than that. The people who serve in this House are public servants, serving under very difficult conditions. So, when the issues of public servants by the name of parliamentarians arise at the SRC, I pray that we shall have a champion in the name of Wangui Muchiri. The SRC needs to clean its house. It needs to clean its house internally and also publicly. I said earlier, Ms. Wangui Muchiri is a celebrated media personality. Her know-how in communication will come in handy in putting up the best image of the Commission to the world. I would not want to put more than that in support of this appointment. It is because I think that the sooner she gets appointed the better, so that she can go and serve this country in this higher office. Therefore, I pray that this House sees the merit in the service of this lady who has served her country very patriotically. This lady is very well qualified, going by her academic records and by the experience she has picked up in service. I pray that the House shall agree with the Committee and confirm the appointment of this nominee by the name of Elizabeth Wangui Muchiri. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}