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    "speaker_name": "Hon Patrick Ntwiga (",
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    "content": "not be addressed by Kenya Kwanza Coalition, Azimio Coalition or any other coalition, but by other leaders in this House. As we debate on these CSs, I wish that we do not become a court. I want to congratulate Hon. Linturi because of being genuine. When he appeared before the Committee, he volunteered to say that he had 35 civil cases in this country. You did not even have the list of the number. He could have said 31, 20 or 18. However, in his genuineness, he said that he had 35 civil cases in this country which would be resolved. We have a Constitution in this country that says that you are innocent until you are proven guilty. I urge this House not to become a court or a jury. Hon. Linturi and Hon. Aisha Jumwa were vying for gubernatorial positions after being approved to vie as leaders by all institutions in this country like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). If they won, they would be governors in this country. So, let us avoid the sideshows and approve these people to become CSs so that we can start serving this nation. Finally, there are people who have been nominated from across the political divide. I heard Kenyans discussing the President’s nominees, and they said that he nominated politicians, technocrats and professionals. At what point do you cease to be a technocrat; is it when you are elected? If you are a politician and a professional at the same time, it is an added advantage, because you deal with people both professionally and politically. We have an issue of crucifying nominees and calling them politicians. Being elected does not make you cease to be a professional at any particular time. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the greatest challenge that the nominee for the position of Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage had is that she did not present herself well. She did not talk and answer the questions well. I still cannot get the measure of this well. As politicians, we believe that people who are good in oratory skills make the best leaders which is not true. We have people who can speak well but cannot change the living standards of their neighbours. This is unfair. The President nominated these people after sitting down with them, including the CS nominee for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage. He ensured that she was competent to handle the docket and deliver the Kenya Kwanza manifesto. I am sure these are not people whom he picked from his inauguration party. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I urge this House to drop the sideshows. Let us stop wasting time for Kenyans. Kenyans are waiting for service. Our term is five years. We have already wasted almost half of our term in sideshows and competing which side is stronger than the other. Finally, when we go back to Kenyans, they will not judge me as a Member of Kenya Kwanza Coalition. The people of Chuka/ Igambang'ombe will not judge me as an MP who supported the President or as a Member of the Kenya Kwanza Coalition; they will judge me based on the number of kilometres of tarmac roads that will be constructed in their constituency. They will also judge me based on the irrigation projects that I would have instituted in Chuka/ Igambang'ombe, and county headquarters in Kathwana, which is dormant and whether it will be functional or not. They will also judge me by the standards of the Chuka General Hospital in the county, which does not have a Level 5 Hospital since Independence; and whether we will have one or not. These sideshows will not add up when it comes to elections next time. I know that many Members want to contribute to this Motion. I beg to submit that we approve all the nominees as they were presented in this House. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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