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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I only want to deal with one issue. If you look at the Report for those who have it, I think it is on page 11, paragraph 21. It says: “The Committee further observed that the Executive failed to include details on the criteria used to bypass the best candidate. The Committee, therefore, recommends that future nominations should be accompanied by reports outlining the standards used.” There must be a reason as to why we pass No.1. I have been on this Floor severally saying we really need to give everybody an opportunity to run for whatever office one desires. But it is important to observe as a nation, that if you want the country to move forward, we must use our best. Many times, the Prime Minister has stood on this Floor to tell us how Singapore, Malaysia and others have performed. However, when you look at the history of those countries, they were never run by anything else other than candidates who scored As in their examinations. We will not develop if we do not use the best among us. If we desire to go the route of Malaysia, Singapore and others, we must use the best that we have in the country."
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