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    "id": 1461781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. At the outset, I stand to second the Motion for the approval of the nominees. I also support the Motion because, as you said earlier, it is the constitutional responsibility of this House to make sure that this country has cabinet secretaries (CSs). As you are aware, before this Constitution, the President used to appoint and dismiss Ministers as he wished. But now under this new Constitution, there is a constitutional requirement that any nominee that has been brought by the President must be approved by this House. And today, we are here exercising that constitutional mandate. I want to urge my colleagues to take this matter of the approval very seriously. The confirmation of cabinet nominees is not just a procedural formality, but a vital process that shapes the trajectory of the governance of our country. You are a veteran politician and lawyer, and you will recall that the President used to nominate anybody he wanted to. Academic qualification and experience did not matter. Even if you had never stepped in a classroom, the President had the prerogative to appoint you as a minister. However, at this point in time in this country, you will be nominated, but Parliament will have to look at your suitability and whether you have the capacity to perform. So, for that reason, those nominees went through a rigorous evaluation and we also looked at their experiences. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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