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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC",
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    "content": "The amendment is attractive because if you remove a nominee from the Public Service Commission (PSC) and take that position to another body; if you take it to the PPLC and appoint another member as Sen. Methu proposes, you then create weight in favour of politicians. That was the sense of the Petition. If you take the position to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and have two representatives, then again the question is whether you are not weighing too heavy and giving politicians a majority in the seven representatives and have four: three. Therefore, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the concern is that the Public Service Commission (PSC) is seen to create a fair balance in terms of representation in the Committee. It is because where you have a member of LSK, he or she is an independent member. Two members appointed by IRCK are again considered to be fair or balanced individuals. Now, the representative of the Public Service Commission (PSC) is also seen as independent, although I hear Sen. (Dr.) Oburu say that as an appointee of the President, he is likely to have a leaning to the President. However, I think the contribution that we should be having here is how to meet the objectives of the outcome of Okiya Omtatah and the Attorney General, to ensure that whatever panel we have, does not have politicians as a majority and therefore, bring a fair process. However, remember as well that the appointment process--- If you look at (2) that is not amended, it will comply with the basic principles contained in the Constitution. I think we are running ahead of ourselves by thinking of what kind of people we are likely to have. The dictates of the Constitution mandates whichever body that will be appointing people to the IEBC to appoint people with integrity and individuals who satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution. My very good and one of my closest friends, Sen. Mumma, brought this amendment. In my view, this amendment will take away the balance and create weight in favour of politicians and, therefore, violate the very principles as the court set out in Okiya Omtatah petition."
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