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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. What I was saying is that heavily funded Ministries are given to people from one particular region. That disparity is what we want to rationalise. Some of the Ministries I am talking about are the Ministry of State for Administration and National Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Education, et cetera . You will find that the Ministry of Education alone, which has over 30 core functions, is headed by people from one particular region. Last time, I tabled a list from the Ministry of Finance and asked why Mrs. Jacinta Mwatela was removed from her acting position, after having served the Central Bank of Kenya since 1977. She is a graduate from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor's degree. She was employed in 1977. When we talk of gender equity, they say that they will take it into consideration, but why was it necessary for them to remove Mrs. Mwatela from that position? It is simply because she does not come from that particular region. This is a very serious Motion and I would want my colleagues to also listen to my debate. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you go to the Provincial Administration, you find that even in Nyanza alone, half of the senior officers in the Provincial Administration; police, education, health, roads and the District Tender Board come from one particular region. If you look at the eight provinces, the Provincial Police Officers (PPOs), six are from one particular region. So, that leaves us with just two. It is so sad especially when they talk of unity and yet there are some who are practising tribalism. That is what I stand here to defend. I want the younger people, even if they come from that particular region to be employed. It is worse, when the same Government is employing people who have attained the mandatory retirement age of 55 years. It is so absurd and so bad, yet the country is full of graduates from various regions. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will just give you a casual look into what other departments are having. If you go to Kenya Reinsurance Corporation, the Chairman of the Board is Ms. Nelius Kariuki, the Chief Executive Officer is Eunice Mbugua and the Financial Controller is John Kinyua. The Ministry of Education is worse. The Permanent Secretary is Prof. Karega Mutahi, the Director is Njoroge, the Director, City Education is Margaret Thiong'o. In the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE), the Director is Gabriel Muita, in the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) the Chairman is Kimura. The Commissioner of Education is George Njine, the Head of Administration is Margaret Kobia. It is a pity even to read what is on record. September 12, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3833 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are not saying that we hate these people. No! I do not want anybody to think that I am a tribalist. I will never be a tribalist but sometimes, it really perplexes me. If you go to the Office of the President, you will find that the Permanent Secretary, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director, Administration Police Commandant, General Service Unit (GSU) Commandant, Deputy and Assistant Commissioners of Police, Provincial Commissioners (PCs)--- It is a pity! I do not even want to go through this list. But I would want to table it so that we can share with my colleagues. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also thank the Standard newspaper for having done a wonderful job. If you look at the records, Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA)---"
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