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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. At the very onset, I want to state my support for hon. Muthama as the nominee to the PSC. As it has been said before by colleagues with whom we served at the National Assembly previously, there is no doubt that he will bring in good experience and the much-needed familiarity with the systems that are working in this House. Hon. Muthama has served in important positions previously. One that is standing out as notable is that he was a Vice-Chairman of KANU. He also served in the position of Chairman of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party where I belong. This tells you that he is a person who can adapt to either side. He has also served as a co-chair of the The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), The National Super Alliance (CORD-NASA) coalition. Now, he has served as Chairman on the side of the Government where we successfully ran this election to form the next Government. This tells you he is an individual who can stay on either side and still perform to the highest level. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the PSC is one of the independent commissions that have been formed under Article 127 of the Constitution. The calibre of people that we are taking there is of the highest possible in this nation. Looking at the Curriculum Vitae of the hon. Muthama, he fits the bill. I also want to emphasize that the age of hon. Muthama gives us comfort that in case things go wrong or tempers are flaring, he will be the much-needed stabilizing factor when hard decisions must be made. One of the main functions of the PSC is to run the National Assembly and the Senate efficiently and effectively. As he comes in, my expectation is that he will not come in as a Senator or a Member of the National Assembly, but that he will come in and look at us and the PSC from an outsider’s eye. I say so because when people look at the PSC, there are many things that need to be looked at afresh. I hope hon. Muthama will look at costing of services in Parliament and whether we are getting value for the money allocated here. He should see if service providers are balanced. For example, Sen. Muthama should tell how many service providers in this Parliament are coming from Tana River County. We would like him to look and question things. Are the costs and the money we"
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