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    "id": 1461069,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Security is a shared function and that is why we fought in this Parliament. I know people who have stayed longer in this Parliament like Sen. Madzayo and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale who will tell you, we wanted even governors to sit in the County Security Committee. If a problem occurs today, you will need that governor to be part of security restoration within that county or within that constituency. We fought for long. It was embarrassing and I even thought that senior House leaders like the National Assembly Majority Whip, hon. Silvanus Osoro, should know better. The HANSARD can bear me witness. I saw the vetting of the Cabinet Secretaries and I know the report is being written, but we can make general observations because it was an open process. You will find that during the process of vetting of Cabinet nominees, the Chairperson was talking more than the nominees by making funny comments. How do you tell a nominee, do not bring your bedroom matters before this Committee? Is that even a valid question to ask? Instead, he should have asked how much taxes they have paid for this country and their ability or competence. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am impressed by a number of nominees. One person who impressed me is the former Governor of Mombasa, hon. Ali Hassan Joho. Despite getting a D-minus, he is having two Masters and he is going for PhD. Which inspiration would you want? That inspiration is the best. It means you must work hard in life. Consequently, from that vetting, at least the young people or people who do not perform well or people who went to Gumbaru can learn from that inspiration. I know Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has not been having kind words towards me, but the inspiration from the former Governor, hon. Ali Hassan Joho, the nominee of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs. He even shocked the country with the grasp of the Queen's language and clear thought process. I think that was the observation. Another nominee that impressed me was the former Member of Parliament (MP) of Garissa Town, hon. Aden Duale. I was happy with his honesty. He said that he does not receive phone calls from the MPs because they are corrupt. Anyway, the Chairperson did not decide to correct, so it is on HANSARD, and no one corrected that. We can print it and bring it here. Therefore, we need honesty. The Cabinet Secretary nominee, Mr. Eric Muriithi’s worth was about Kshs32 million. I agree and challenge the Gen Z that if Mr. Eric Muriithi is approved, he will be a Cabinet Secretary. He is only Ksh32 million worth and does not have a car. He is a young man with a vision. That should encourage us on how we perform as a country. We should believe in the people that we have. Madam Temporary Speaker, going into the future, I am proposing that you direct our Committees such as the Committee on Finance and Budget to have video recording when they are doing vetting. I have noticed there are no video recordings in our Committee rooms. It is only the HANSARD. I wish and I request, and I wish the Commissioners or the Commissioner is here. At least every Committee room should have a video recording, so that we have the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services, Senate."
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