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    "id": 1196468,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1196468/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have also mentioned Hon. Duale whom everybody has spoken about and said he has work ethics. He was the Leader of the Majority Party for about seven years. He served as an Assistant Minister. I also agree that Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen is versatile. He may not have the experience in that Ministry that he has been charged with, but he is versatile. I know he can adapt to it. There are others like Mr. Eliud Owalo who has not worked in Government. However, through experience in consultancy, he can get into that Ministry and perform. I cannot over- emphasise on Hon. Tuya. Hon. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki is misplaced but he is intelligent enough so, he can adjust. I am sure Speaker Muturi will deliver. When I look at this Cabinet in totality, I have my fears that we are approving people that are not competent. The mindset of the appointing authority was not on service delivery. This Cabinet will not bring economic revolution in this country. It will not help Kenya take off from a middle-income economy. It lacks competence and integrity in many aspects. What informed the appointment of these members to the Cabinet? If you can task Hon. Aisha Jumwa with the responsibility of reforming our Civil Service which has challenges, I fear that it is not something that is going to work. This is a Cabinet that is informed by political expediency. The President has actually appointed 2027 regional campaign managers. He is simply telling us that we give him a Cabinet that will not function because he is ready to run the entire Government system, machinery and structure from State House using advisors. Otherwise, we would not have a Cabinet that we have today. It is deficient in terms of academic, professional competence, experience and integrity. It has many people who have cases. Look at the case of Hon. Davis Chirchir. This is the same gentleman who was removed from office in 2015 on corruption matters. If you ask Kenyans today, how many can remember that he was holding the docket in the Ministry of Energy? Very few can remember. This means he left no impact in that Ministry. Then, you are leaving out a lady you have already appointed to the Cabinet called Ms Rebecca Miano who has enough experience, expertise, knowledge and capacity to run the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum."
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