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    "content": "“The panel and the President shall:- (a) have regard to ethnic and regional diversity of the people of Kenya.” I hope that the appointing authority now and in future, will be taking this importantly. It looks like if we do not start emphasizing it at this time, we might see in future, a repeat of what we are seeing. Like in the recent appointments, it looks like what ethnicity means to the appointing authority these days is a trade-off between the Prime Minister and the President. We want to start complaining now so that we move ahead with a new Kenya that will do things that recognize the letter and spirit of the law. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, I want to comment on Clause 21(2). “In determining the admissibility of the petition under subsection (1)(a), the Committee may consider - (b) where a person who is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life or to death and whose sentence has not been effected, has served for at least five years; or”. This is important but as we use it in real exercise, we have to be cautious that inside the prison itself, there is a control. This is something which can be set as a tradition so that they hide people just to ensure that they stay there for five years and then they are pardoned. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the same Constitution that we are giving effect to is the same one that provides for death sentence. Those who believe in the death sentence would also like to see that once a death sentence has been pronounced and it has been pronounced by judges who we have vetted and we have done so with good reason, we want to see a situation whereby the President of the Republic of Kenya will be"
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