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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": "Oath of Secrecy. Why not discuss things at that level with the people who are concerned? You may have the opportunity to go and see the President and people in high offices, but what about Kenyans who cannot access those places? How will they be served? As a leader, what kind of trend are you setting? You are saying that anybody who wants to get help must visit people in high offices. A country cannot be run like that. I hope the cabinet secretaries who are being approved today will not behave in the same manner. If that becomes the modus operandi, we will not have a Cabinet. We do not need to waste our time in this House approving people who will defy the same Government they are serving. Hon. Speaker, such manners should not be allowed in any society. One must stand for something. If you strongly feel what is happening is wrong, leave. People in mature democracies leave over something smaller than this. Coming back to the point, the three gentlemen we are approving today will also not represent certain regions. Cabinet Secretaries are appointed to serve the Republic of Kenya. Every Kenyan deserves their service. If they behave the way people who have been impeached are behaving like coming to my constituency to bring salamu from your home, I will chase you away. Dismissal of cabinet secretaries is not only the prerogative of the President. This House has a constitutional mandate to also dismiss Cabinet Secretaries the same way we are approving them. So, if you behave in a very tribal and awkward manner, nothing stops us from filing an 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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