{"id":160273,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/160273/?format=json","text_counter":357,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Okemo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":198,"legal_name":"Chrysanthus Barnabas Okemo","slug":"chrysanthus-okemo"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no problem with the list or with the people who are in it. I have a problem with the selection process. From the knowledge available to us, the Parliamentary Select Committee contracted Manpower Services Limited. As one hon. Member said, this is a very reputable organization. Having contracted them to do this work for them, they came up with a short list of names which they presented to the Parliamentary Select Committee. So, if the list done by a specialist consultancy organization was given to the Select Committee and, in total disregard, they went ahead and did their own thing--- The Select Committee spent public money contracting this organisation. They went ahead also and got a short list from the same organization, giving the preferred qualified candidates. They gave some second option; that means the reserves. They went ahead, took the reserves instead of the preferred qualified people. I have a problem with that. If the selection process has a problem, the outcome must have a problem."}