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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Mayaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also take this opportunity to support the nomination of the three appointees: Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, Hon. Lee Kinyanjui and Hon. William Kabogo. These three men have one thing in common. They have a wealth of experience. They each have done unique things within the sphere of their previous appointments that make them exceptional. Just as has been said by previous Members, we want to encourage these cabinet secretaries to focus on their work nationally. We all remember very well how Hon. Mutahi Kagwe was instrumental during the COVID-19 period. One of the things that impressed me when I watched the interview was when he spoke about engaging the youth in the agricultural sector. This is because we are a largely, an agricultural country but our youths are not interested in that space. Some of the ideas that he shared in terms of how he would engage the youth in this space were very impressive. The other thing that the Hon. Mutahi Kagwe spoke about was the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the agricultural sector. That is very progressive. It is being used in other countries. It is very enlightening and exciting to hear a Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet nominee talking about engaging AI in weather checks and increasing our agricultural produce. I support the nomination of Hon. Lee Kinyanjui. He was a fantastic Governor. It is not only that. Those of us who worked with him in the Azimio Secretariat remember how Hon. Lee Kinyanjui really assisted us in having a Youth Volunteer Movement across the country. He was very magnanimous in how he shared his wealth of experience with us. Finally is on Hon. William Kabogo. When his nomination was announced, someone asked me why they would take someone like Hon. William Kabogo to the ICT space. However, those of us interested in that space know that Hon. William Kabogo did a lot of digital transformation in Kiambu County. While there, he ensured that there was free Wi-Fi in the urban centres of Kiambu County. He ensured there was a digital county transformation service that included educating the people of Kiambu County to engage in financial systems. There is more on the digital revenue collection system. While I was a Member of County Assembly, I remember Kiambu was one of the counties we visited for a learning experience. It is because they strengthened that system and had a cashless system within their digital system. For sure, this nominee really understands that environment. Without overstating what has already been done within the ICT sector, we want to ensure the entire Kenya has fibre optic. I really like the fact that he already has knowledge in this space. The nominee, Hon. William Kabogo, also spoke about the unethical use of social media and protecting the youth from the harmful use of social media. I also heard him suggesting that we should get into regulating the social media space. We do not necessarily need to gag people from social media like TikTok, X and Facebook. We can introduce regulations within these spaces. Konza Technopolis and having investors come on board to grow it is the other very interesting thing he spoke. I would like to say and encourage something. This is because we are saying that we want our cabinet secretaries to work for the whole of Kenya. It is my wish that the Executive actually has a rotational model where cabinet secretaries go to different parts of this country and work from there two weeks in every month. That is so that they understand what Kenyans are going through. They will understand the different spaces that their ministries and dockets engage. That way they will serve all Kenyans very well. We do not need cabinet secretaries confined at the headquarters in Nairobi. I wish they would rotate and go everywhere. With those very few remarks, I support the nominations. I thank you. 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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