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"speaker_name": "Kajiado Central, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Memusi Kanchory",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Honourable Temporary Speaker. Just for correction, I am not the Member of Parliament for Mashuru area. The area is in Kajiado East. I stand to support the nominee, Hon. Judith Nayiai Ramaita Pareno, for appointment as Principal Secretary, State Department for Justice, Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs. As my colleagues have said, Hon. Judy Pareno is a known achiever. I have known her for the last ten years when I first came into politics in 2015 through a by-election. I interacted with Hon. Judy Pareno when I vied through the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. I also take this opportunity to really thank the party leader of ODM, the Rt Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for giving that outstanding lady this chance. It is not the only chance that Hon. Judith Pareno has received from the generosity of the Rt Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. Hon. Judy first came to the limelight serving as a nominated Senator, courtesy of the ODM party. Later after serving a five-year term, she was nominated to serve in the East African Legislative Assembly for another five years. The qualities that Rt Hon. Raila Odinga has consistently seen in that lady are evident. We can confirm that Hon. Judy is a principled lady, and this is very important. We are looking for Kenyans who are incorruptible. If she would have been corruptible, I believe that the first docket Judy held, that is the elections docket, she would have caused mayhem in ODM. That is a lady who is incorruptible, and we are looking for more of such individuals in this country. Corruption is a cancer in this country. When we get a few 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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