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    "id": 29162,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 279,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other key point that needs to be taken into account, and I am happy the Committee has said that it has looked into it, is to give the Commission the power to hire and fire the Secretary of the Commission. You cannot have an employee who you have hired but you cannot fire. So, the employee becomes bigger than you and yet you are the one recruiting. The Constitution is very clear that this Commission will have the power to hire and appoint the Secretary. The person who is appointing must also have the power to disappoint so that the employee is able to work property under the Commission. In the current circumstances, the boards have no power whatsoever. They do not even know what goes on in the Commission. They are only called when they are needed by the Board. So, they earn a salary but they have no teeth to bite and no real power to do any work. We are saying that this time we must correct that so that the Board has the power---"
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