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    "speaker_name": "Ainabkoi, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samwel Chepkonga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You know as Ombudsman, Hon. Otiende Amollo, was dealing with issues of conflict of interest. There is no conflict of interest here, Hon. Speaker. You are the Chairman of the PSC and the Speaker of this House. You have a right to preside over this House, as long as the Constitution donates that power to you. Members cannot impeach you. Article 27 of the Constitution provides that women and men have the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. Mr. Njoroge, who has been proposed for appointment, has the right to participate in this particular process. I wish to refer to Article 232(g) of the Constitution of Kenya which is not mentioned in this Report, but is extremely important. Article 232(g) of the Constitution states that subject to paragraphs (h) and (i), fair competition and merit is the basis of appointments and promotions in the public service - the only way you can have merit and competition exercised in this House is through what you have done. You have graded people and given marks. However much we may disagree with the manner in which you have conducted it, it is your exclusive preserve to have done it in the manner you needed to, which is in accordance with the law and the Constitution of Kenya. As far as I am concerned and being a former Commissioner, this is something we used to do. We did it in the past, we brought this to the House, and the House has approved. It is because they have respected that Members of this House donated powers to the Parliamentary Service Commission to conduct that work. It is just as we are sitting in this House, on behalf of the 50 million Kenyans who are outside there. All of them deserve to be here. The reason we are here is that we are elected. The reason we sit in the Parliamentary Service Commission, including Hon. Keynan, is that we were elected in this House. There is nothing untoward which they have done so that we can impeach their Report. We can totally disagree with what they have done, but we must respect the product of the resolution of the Commission. As far as we are concerned and speaking as a lawyer, unless somebody has anything that borders on fraud, conspiracy or collusion, we followed the law. The law has given you the power. The law has donated the power to you from these Members. You have conducted an interview and given us the product of the interview. We are here to approve that product. We may disagree with whether it should have been red, green, or yellow. That is preference and it has nothing to do with the law. We may not like the law, but we must follow the law because we believe in the rule of law. Everybody has a right to be heard. In fact, you made a very good ruling except that some people are still campaigning here. They are not listening and they will want to vote. It is important that they listen to what the law says. I just want to say that the product of the Parliamentary Service Commission must be supported. I, therefore, second. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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