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    "speaker_name": "Mr. G.G. Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the hon. Member for that information. Let us look at the Public Service Commission (PSC). The PSC is supposed to be an independent body. The same is also true for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). We are soon going to have the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Now, are we going to pretend here that the hand of politicians will be off these commissions? This being a political world, and we being political animals, some favouritism will always be sneaked in. Therefore, what ought to be taken care of is making sure that we have machinery and systems which will govern those institutions, which are created by this House. However, we need to be sober and appreciate the fact that we are a developing country, where a lot of democratic principles are not being practised, because of the way our country is. Therefore, all of us have to agree that there is a lot to be done in this country before we can reach a level, where it can be said that we are, really, in a democratic state, where the resources of the country are equitably distributed. However, the words \"equitable distribution\" are also misleading, because you cannot distribute resources equitably because there are comparative advantages that you need to look at. The only people who are left, although they also belong to the tribal corners, are the newspapers and other media. The media can do a lot if they could expose the people appointed to positions by giving the details of their qualifications and where they come from. No matter what kind of measures we put in place, the people of this country know how to run away from the law, or how to defeat it. People, and especially politicians, can only be controlled if the media is given enough freedom to deal with this kind of situation. So, this Motion is not in good taste. It is not well-intended. Therefore, I beg to oppose it."
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