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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ochilo-Ayacko",
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for your generosity and magnanimity. I want to thank the Minister for bringing this piece of legislation. I want to particularly thank the Minister for promising to fix a bridge on one of the roads from Rongo Township to Kisii. That specific road is called Nyarach-Oboke-Rangwe Road. In December, the bridge was washed away and the people cannot visit one another. That curtails the right of movement of those people. The Minister, who is a very good friend of that part of the world, has committed himself to assist us, and may God bless him and give him a long life. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to address Clause 14 of this Bill, which provides for the recruitment of a Director-General. It also specifies the qualification of that Director-General, but the unfortunate bit of that Clause 14, is Sub-Clause (b), which restricts the qualification of the Director-General to 15 years experience. In the developed world, people who achieve a lot are young persons who have an agenda and a commitment to achieve. If we put qualification in place that takes care of people who have 15 years' experience and above, then we are restricting the young professionals who have something to achieve, who have no dirty past and who can take this country to higher heights. I want to humbly suggest to the good Minister that seven years is good experience. An hon. Member who has been here for five years is considered experienced, so why should we, in this House, put 15 years as the yardstick? That will curtail the recruitment of young persons, and there is a commitment to have young Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in this country. With those very few remarks, I want to thank the Minister for bringing this Bill and beg to support. Thank you."
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