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    "id": 1514436,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, one of the things that should be noted – which the Commission previously looked into – is the qualification of being a Member of Parliament. We have had this debate from the Constitution to legislation as to the minimum standards. Be that as it may, the focus must be on the work that a Member of Parliament does, not just the minimum qualifications. This is the House where we have some of the highest-qualified Kenyans and, therefore, you cannot sacrifice the work that a Member of Parliament does merely because you say the minimum qualification is equivalent to the qualification of any other person of the lowest cadre. That is something they got wrong, and they must get it right. Hon. Speaker, I want to support them and ring a warning bell not just to this Commission, but to commissions generally. Commissions are supposed to be independent. They are supposed to assist the citizens. There is a trend emerging where commissions are ceding their independence and not doing the work they are meant to do. This is becoming a threat to the Constitution and to the commissions themselves. I urge that all our constitutional commissions, and this Commission particularly, should do their work without fear or favour; and with competence, and for the benefit of all. Hon. Speaker, I support."
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