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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "down by the lakeside. They should not be afraid of Hon. Evans Kidero and the others who have been nominated like my good friend whom I have forgotten his name. He was appointed as an Ambassador to Egypt. Many other issues have been spoken to and if Hon. Members bothered to read the Committee’s Report and the addendum, the issues have been addressed. For example, the question of who keeps the Public Seal, is very well addressed in the Report. The Committee has proposed amendments and when we get to the Committee of the whole House, they will be prosecuted by Hon. Murugara on their behalf. I agree with many of the contributions I have heard including Hon. Basil’s contribution that, the Public Seal should remain in the Office of the Attorney-General since it is more or less seen as a political and not a transitory office, as the case would be with that of the Head of Public Service. If you read the Report, there is a point the PSC raised on the need to have the Office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service being separated from Secretary to the Cabinet. Those who have served in public service know that these two offices are very busy. So, the need for each office to have its own distinct functions so as to assist the President in running the Government and management of cabinet affairs. With those many remarks, I beg to reply and thank all Hon. Members especially those who read the Bill and were well informed by the Committee’s Report and its addendum for their contributions. They enriched the debate and amendments will be proposed during the Third Reading or Committee of the whole House. A few amendments were not captured by the Committee, but having sat and listened to Members, they will be incorporated during the Committee of the whole House stage. For those who are running away from political ghosts and shadows, I am sorry I do not have a cure for that kind of fear. I ask them to indulge prospective appointees as CAS from Luo-Nyanza and the lakeside because they deserve it and they are just like other Kenyans from other parts of the country. Nobody including Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo and Hon. Opiyo Wandayi should be afraid that those from their backyard who get these positions, may be advantaged in any way to inherit the position the former Prime Minister has held over the years in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), the Azimio Coalition and as the Leader of the Opposition Party. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With those many remarks, I beg to reply."
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