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    "id": 1461803,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1461803/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand here to support the Report of the Committee on Appointments. While I may have many reservations about some proposed nominees, it will be utterly unfair to contradict what a Committee mandated by this Parliament and the Constitution of Kenya has done. It has done its job. Of course, some members with dubious academic papers and light academic qualifications have been proposed. That is what the appointing authority wanted. I want to quote what Hon. John Mbadi said here when we were vetting the first Cabinet: “Since he wanted a skunk, let us give him the skunk. I hope he will not have to come back seeking another line of support”. Having read the Report from paragraph 1065 to the end, nobody has an issue with the qualifications of the rejected nominee. When you look at the answers given to very pertinent issues concerning gender, I concur with the Committee. She is not qualified for this assignment. It will be prudent for the appointing authority to consider her for other assignments. Since she has extensive knowledge in public administration, I suggest it would be prudent for the President to swap her with Hon. Bedan Muturi to go and handle that aspect. Hon. Bedan Muturi can come to the other Ministry. There is a very great misconception that gender is about women. Gender is about both men and women, boys and girls. Why is it that they only look for a woman all the time they appoint a cabinet secretary in charge of gender issues? That is why we continue to marginalise the boy child, frustrate the men, and see mental health issues in the country rise. It is time we talked about gender. Let us be gender sensitive and not discriminative. 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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