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    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My Vice-Chairman has done justice to all the candidates that we are looking at. I will just make general comments. First, none of these four appointees are newbies in public service. They all have had very long service in terms of where they have been. We can account for each one of them with an average of 10-20 years of public service. As a Committee, we were able to mirror all the requirements against the Constitution and the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, and we are very satisfied that they are up to the task. Allow me to speak about the nominee headed to Kinshasa, DRC. You remember this Committee and the House previously rejected a candidate for this station. We felt that he was grossly unfit and unqualified to take up that position. On the contrary, we have no doubts about Engineer Peter Kiplagat. We also made it very clear that the task ahead of him is quite momentous. He will almost be resuscitating our presence in DRC, given the situation and what has happened in the past. His work is cut out for him. Second, the Committee raised a few issues about the UN-Habitat, specifically the issue of integrating UN-Habitat with Kenya's Government and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). We do not feel like Gigiri is out of Kenya. We should still feel that they are in this country, and they also join in contributing to our country's growth. Third, is the issue of Guangzhou and the interests with China. If you check the trade balance between us and China, you will find that there is a lot of traffic, including flights going to Guangzhou, specifically for business with China. There is a lot we will get from there. Having been a Principal Secretary, Mr James Buyekane will do justice to that station. Finally, the appointment of Mr Abdi Dubat Fidhow as the Consul-General, Arusha, in the United Republic of Tanzania, is timely. He is the immediate former Principal Secretary of EAC. He not only understands the relationship between the EAC countries, but also understands what needs to be done because he has been in that station. As a Committee, we have done very well in mirroring all these appointments. We do not doubt that they will make this country proud, but also the region. They are among the best. Allow me to second. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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