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    "id": 1510538,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1510538/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I second, I wish to respond to my friend, the Member for Mavoko, that what is before us is the Report on the hearing that was done by the Committee for the nominee, a specific nominee. As you may be aware, the Committee does not conduct interviews for all candidates. There was a nominee before us and that is the person we are debating about their suitability to hold the specific office. To the question on other people who showed interest, which is in the public domain, there are other agencies that are mandated to do that. That is why we have the EACC Board chaired by Bishop Oginde, who submitted a nominee for vetting. That is the Report we are debating today. I second this with tremendous respect. I support the Report of the Committee. The most important thing that should be stated is that there should be an element of motivation for junior officers whenever they work in public spaces. If you are a junior nurse or doctor in a hospital, your motivation is that someday you will rise through the ranks and become a CEO of the hospital. If there is no other reason that this House should support this candidate, this should be the only reason. If somebody finds no other reason, this should be the reason. Why? That particular officer started as a career police officer and rose through the ranks. You all know that the responsibilities of a police officer are to investigate, arrest and take suspects to court. This nominee started as a junior police officer, joining the service in 1989, rising through the ranks up to 2005 when he moved to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, now Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), as a Senior Officer in charge of Rapid Response Division, and rose through the ranks to become a Regional Manager in charge of the Coast Region, from 2005 and 2012. This is a guy who has an institutional memory of the EACC, and from the tip of his fingers, he can highlight all the cases that are being handled by EACC. Even as we speak, the nominee is the Acting Director of investigations at the EACC. He has been serving in that capacity from 2012 to 2022. Honestly, what other motivation would you give a junior officer in the EACC other than promotion, or having him rise through the ranks to become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of that particular place? He should serve as the CEO and re-organise the structure because he knows the history and the facts of the office. There would not have been a better candidate to serve in that capacity. We looked at his CV, history, and how he handles questions and answers. We also looked at his public relations and how he talks to people because an investigator is not just a commander; he also needs to have some very good public relations as they do investigations. We could not find any reason to deny that candidate an opportunity to serve the country. Of importance is the fact that, that particular nominee has never been mentioned in any matter related to integrity. Serving under EACC comes with temptations. We all know that there are people around who are engaged in corruption. Police officers and investigative agencies have in the past been accused of taking bribes and money so that they can protect criminals and things like that. That is an officer who has served in his capacity as the Director of Investigation from 2012 to 2022 without a single complaint or any person raising any question on the integrity about his character. Serving as a Director of Investigation comes with"
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