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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Otieno",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, may be I am being driven to a territory that may not be fair to these officers, because retirement and failure to renew a contract or re-appoint, takes into account many issues, some of which may be personal. I have personally looked at the files of some of the Permanent Secretaries who were discontinued. There is information in some of the files, which I would hesitate to mention or make public. So, it should suffice to say that the appointing authority is the best judge in the circumstances, whether to continue or to drop an officer. A debate on names, or even mentioning the names, the way the hon. Member wants, of the officers who were not re-appointed--- It may not be fair for me to go into the issue of specific performance, character, behaviour and other opinions that hon. Members should hold private to those officers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as to the names of the Permanent Secretaries who were retained, because they are continuing public officers, I do not feel restrained to mention their names. They include Amb. Francis Muthaura who was born on 20th---- Let me just say that he is 61 years old. The others are Mr. Joseph Kinyua, the Permanent Secretary, Treasury, who is 57, Prof. Karega Mutahi, who on verification and receipt of the evidence I personally went through--- It was possible for me to do so because he has a twin brother, who has also been in public service; he is 60 years old. the other one is Mr. Patrick Nyoike, the Permanent Secretary, Energy who is 60 years old. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I feel constrained not to give further particulars than I have done on the officers who were discontinued."
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