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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, upon looking at this case, you realise that it is very symbolic because I have a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister, which was written to Parliament and signed by none other than Omondi Caroli, saying that, indeed, this was the case. In this letter, Omondi Caroli says that they were in agreement with the President, and that the President’s list was the same as the one captured under item 7.3 of the Committee’s Report. I have with me here the letter from the Office of the Prime Minister, which shows that the proposal by the President was in concurrence with that by the Prime Minister. However, regarding the list that came to Parliament, there was no document telling us that it came from any of the two Principals. The document showing what came from the two Principals indicates the list as captured by the Committee under item 7.3 of its Report. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you dissect that list further, you will find that the reason as to why the President and the Prime Minister agreed on Kavuludi to be Chairman, and the other Members, as I have read out their names, was because during the interview, Kavuludi scored the highest marks. So, what happened between Harambee House and the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Office of the Speaker, such that the names that came to the Speaker are different from the ones on which the two Principals agreed? I have a lot of respect for all the Committees of this House, but I am disturbed that in its recommendations, the Committee on Administration and National Security has failed to bring out the issue that the names before the House have nothing to do with what was agreed upon between the President and the Prime Minister. The Committee has gone ahead and given us a list of names, which they are asking us, as a House, to approve. On this list, they have brought in Jean Njeri Kamau, who was not on the list that was agreed upon by the Prime Minister and the President, as mentioned in his letter, which, with the permission of the Chair, I hereby table."
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