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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Public Works",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I have a lot of respect for the Chair of this Commission. Equally, I respect the qualifications of the people who have already been appointed. To me, they are all Kenyans. Even more to it is the question that we are always arguing here about, regional balance. The question of regional balance should not arise here, because even those of us in those regions are discriminated against; we feel discriminated against one way or the other. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are going also to be calling for\\ interrogation of other Commissions to see whether the counties are properly represented. Is there anybody from Laikipia County who is already serving in the Commissions that have been approved by this House? Do we have a person from Kuria and another one from Lamu who are in those Commissions? That is equally very important. That is why we moved from regions to counties. Our people can also be heard because they are qualified people in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the work that has been done about the minority Today, we hear of a Kuria in that panel; equally, we also want to hear tomorrow that every county is properly represented. All people should have an opportunity to serve in any Commission in this Republic. Lastly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that this Commission – an independent Commission now – will be able to owe their loyalty not to any person, but to this country. They are going to be patriotic; they will be working in a very competent way; they will have their own independence, because at the end of the day, we do not want to go back where we were four years ago. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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