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    "id": 129407,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, dishonest interpretation is now being given to this law by several people who would like hon. Members to be confused. Hon. Members will realise the dishonesty members of the cartels giving that interpretation. With the indulgence of the House, I would like to read Section 51. If you look at Section 8(3) of the Kenya Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, you will find that it does not say how re-appointment will be done. It says how appointment should be done. Therefore, Section 51 of Cap. 2 reads as follows:- “Whereby or under a written law a power or duty is conferred or imposed upon a person to make an appointment or to constitute or establish a board, commission, committee or similar body, then unless a contrary intention appears, the person having that power or duty shall also have the power to remove, suspend, dismiss, revoke, re- appoint---“ So, it is clear that the re-appointment process is similar to the appointment process. The Government is feigning ignorance today, but when it wanted the investigations direct or Mr. Mutonyi and the Financial Director, Mr. Sholei re-appointed, it brought the matter to the parliamentary Committee. It also waited for the Advisory Committee to recommend. The Government did the right thing. For reasons unknown to Kenyans, they have now re-appointed the Director-General, one Justice Aaron Ringera by passing these processes. Is there something we do not know or which the Executive does not want us to know? Who has appraised the performance of Judge Ringera? This is because it is only the advisory body that can do that. If the President has appraised on his own, what is that he found that we do not know? Hon. Members should refuse to listen to dishonest advice. Let us not go on recess. Let us wait for next week so that we can"
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