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    "id": 300466,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, so that I can finish, the other point I want to clarify, and is in the HANSARD, is that I raised this amendment on the understanding that the House had already ring-fenced for the first elections. I said to give room for everyone to acquire the qualifications, this should take place after the first elections. Section 22 (3) was then deleted after Section 22 (2) had been accepted. It would be unfortunate for Members to then start coming to me and blaming me for raising the bar when it was for a totally different reason. Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I want to be on record and say that it is still my desire that we should encourage and send messages to kids in school that education is good. We recognize that there have been good leaders who did not have education. I do not even want to name any of those leaders, but I want Members to be alive to the changes that have been made to the Constitution in terms of the role of the Member of Parliament. The Member of Parliament has been changed from being the leader to being a full time legislator, who will represent the community. We are asking every community to look for the best representative to come to this House and represent them in making legislation, overseeing the Government, vetting all the political appointments, setting the standards of the people who should serve the entire country, reviewing the Budget and changing it as proposed by the Executive. Surely, it is not the leaders we are talking of. The days of saying leaders do not require education--- We have put that leadership at the county assembly level with the governor. Indeed, if the argument was right, we should be saying the governor will not require a degree to be the leader at that level. Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, let it be known that this amendment was made in good faith. I appreciate what the President has done, and I know that at some appropriate stage when we reconvene next in this House, we shall then define the standards for the future. I support."
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