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    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Madam Anne Nderitu’s objection was based on the fact that she is currently serving as the Registrar of Political Parties. That objection was satisfied as explained by the Chairman on the issue that the disqualification is on appointment. This nominee produced to us a Ruling by our own Speaker on 4th December 2014, which has been religiously followed that the disqualification comes at the point of appointment and assured us that should she be successful, she will resign before appointment, and therefore, it satisfied that objection. Dr. Moses Alutalala is a man who has had an odious educational odyssey, having qualified first as a primary school teacher with a diploma and then rose through self-education to be one of the first parallel students in law. His journey has been very long, but of note to us is the fact that he was admitted as an advocate in the year 2014, and was able to produce to us every practising certificate each year since then. That satisfied the idea of being a practitioner of at least 10 years. That is why we were satisfied. Ms Mary Karen Sorobit has practised law for 29 years, but an objection was raised that she may have been a member of the governing council of a political party contrary to Article 88. This nominee demonstrated to us that although she served as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in one of the political parties, she was never a member of the governing body. She produced a list, from the Registrar of Political Parties, of the members of the governing body for the Jubilee Party and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) since their inception. Therefore, she demonstrated that she is not disqualified under that rubric. Hassan Noor Hassan is a gentleman with about 40 years in public administration as required by Section 6 of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act. But of note was an objection that had been raised under Article 88(2)(a) that he may have vied as a governor within the last five years. Mr Hassan demonstrated to us by reading the express provisions of the Constitution that the disqualification only applies to Members of Parliament and Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs), not those who vie for president or governor. As a Committee, we came to the conclusion that you cannot import a disqualification into the express provision of a text, and therefore, we found that he was not disqualified. The other nominee is Prof. Francis Aduol. He was quite impressive. He is a professor of Geospatial Science and Engineering."
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