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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the nomination of David Kibet Kemei to the position of Director- General of Competition Authority. As I do so, I can see Hon. Marianne Kitany smiling. There is a particular reason for that smile. Hon. Kitany and I happen to have worked with David Kibet Kemei many years ago, when we established the first independent regulatory authority, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), formerly known as Electricity Regulatory Board (ERB). I give Mr. Kemei a very strong recommendation because from that group at ERB, now EPRA, our inaugural Chairman is now the Speaker of this House; our inaugural CEO is now the Deputy Chief Justice of this Republic. Hon Marianne Kitany, the first lady Chief of Staff in the Republic of Kenya, is now an Hon. Member of this House; our good engineer, Kevin Kariuki, is now the Head of Power at African Development Bank and yours truly, Hon. Caroli Omondi, the first Chief of Staff in the Republic of Kenya, is now an Hon. Member of this House. Let me begin by giving further information about David Kemei. He was very instrumental in helping us set up the rules and regulations that would deal with competition in the power sub-sector, consumer protection, compliance issues and dispute resolution. I am very 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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