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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the nomination of Dr Oluga Ouma Frederick as the Principal Secretary. I do not want to get into the debate of whether he is an expert from ODM or not. He is a very professional and competent young Kenyan. I have known him since his days at the union. At one point he also served at NMS as County Executive Committee Member or Chief Officer. I cannot remember. Much as the Leader of the Minority Party says they are giving experts to this Government, these experts are Kenyans, and he will agree with me that there are equally competent experts in United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as His Excellency the President has purposed to broaden the base. As Hon. Junet says, there have been many fundis in broadening the base. For a base to be broad and firm, it needs fundis who will fix to ensure that you have a strong base where good professionals like Dr Oluga and others can sit in, and serve Kenyans. Hon. Junet, having been one of the fundis, knows that there are very good experts within ODM and other political parties. I am sure this professional may not want to be seen as a member of any political party. In fact, it is one of the requirements to declare whether one is an official of a political party. However, there is absolutely nothing wrong with any Kenyan being a member of a political party, because people have political affiliation, including professionals. Even Cabinet Secretaries have cabinet affiliation. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a nominee being a member of a political party. The only thing the law does not allow them to do is to hold office in political parties or to conduct their work in public office in a partisan manner. Irrespective of where you come from or your political affiliation, serve Kenyans diligently and with commitment knowing that you are coming into public service to serve Kenyans. When the broad-based Government came into being, it was not just about broadening the base to create positions for people, but about service delivery to Kenyans. Wherever you find a good person to offer good service to Kenyans, get them. If you find them in Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM), ODM or UDA where there is a repository of knowledge, equally get them. Those within Government who are incompetent have time to be shown the door. I am happy this House has led from the front in showing incompetents the door by acting. Even as we approve these nominees, we ask them to show their competence, express their professional good manners in office and work for Kenyans, not just a region or party but by working with diligence and commitment, knowing that in their service in Government, they are serving the people who are ultimately the bosses. The appointing authority may be your boss, but ultimately the boss is Kenyans. Serve them with commitment. There are challenges but I am very certain that Dr Oluga knows those challenges in the Ministry of Health. I am confident now with..."
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