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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to comment on what Sen. Sifuna has said. Most of us in this House are not lawyers, but it is important that we check the minimum qualifications that Speakers have both at the county assemblies, National Assembly and Senate. Even as we put minimum qualifications, the Committee also needs to evaluate the Speakers of the National Assembly since 1963 up to date. Identify those who were lawyers and those who were not. This is because we have also had Speakers in the past at the National Assembly who were not lawyers. I only see one challenge on the position of the Deputy Speaker. This is because, some counties might not elect or nominate a MCA who is a lawyer. What happens then? It is also important to look at that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you are a Deputy Speaker, who is not a lawyer and yet you are doing very well. You remember in the 11th Parliament, the late Governor Joyce Laboso was not a lawyer. She was a Deputy Speaker and did very well. We need to look at that. Otherwise, we will put ourselves in a problem, especially at the counties because they might not be able to elect or nominate a lawyer. Maybe, we should just put a degree in the relevant field as the minimum qualification. However, for the National Assembly and the Senate, we have seen that most of them have been lawyers for the last few years. The last Speaker of this House, hon. Lusaka was not a lawyer and he did well. Thank you."
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