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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "Secondly, also look at the hierarchy of leadership in this House from the top to middle management. What ethnic community do they come from? You should whittle down and winnow those statistics so that the true picture is reflected. I always lament that the Mijikenda do not manage the Port or have a say in top management. They only do manual work. So, is this Report on cohesion and ethnic diversity a true reflection? For example, if there was a university in Hon. Millie Odhiambo’s constituency – which is Suba North - you will expect a majority of the employees like cleaners and sweepers to come from that community. What matters most is the people who are recruited by the national board. Let me also speak about national organisations which are the parastatals at the national level. The KRA, for example, is based here in Nairobi. What is the ethnic diversity? Do we see the ethnic diversity in KRA as similar to that of Nairobi? Nairobi is a very diverse area. The point I am making is this: Who are the majority in an organisation like KRA, which is based here in Nairobi and has an Office in Mombasa? Who are the majority of those people? Look at national organisations like the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) in Nairobi. How is it diversified? Those national organisations are where we have a problem. You find that one or two ethnic communities are the majority. Who are the members of the Public Service Commission who recruit? Who is the chairperson? When you look at the CEO of that organisation, does their name and tribe reflect in the membership of the staff? I have heard one person saying that there are several organisations that are dominated by one community and yet, they are national. It does not reflect the national diversity. Those are things that we must speak about. This is where we talk about real cohesion in our country. Those are things that we must look into. I want you to tell me what the ethnic diversity of staff and managers in this Parliament is. Thereafter, you can point out where there is an issue."
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