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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity also to support this Bill. I think what we are doing is to visualize the kind of institution that we have in the NIS and the kind of people that will man that institution. In doing this, I think it places a lot of responsibility in the hands of the appointing authority, the Cabinet Secretary and also brings many challenges to this House. That is because once the appointments have been made and then the approval has been done by this House, I think it gives a lot of responsibility and challenges to the House. So, I think it is very important that as we discuss this, we try as much as people to visualize the kind of people that are going to be manning those institutions and the kind of institutions that we contemplate to have. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just looked at Clause 15. I am of the view that the qualifications--- Here, it is saying that the NIS will have a DG and then below it says: “A Division of the Service shall be headed by a Director appointed by the DG in consultation with the Council.” Clause 15(2)(b) says: “A person is qualified for appointment as a Director if the person;- (b) holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya or relevant professional intelligence qualifications.” I do not know whether we have got institutions or universities which are offering degrees in intelligence. I thought this should be specific, so that we can talk about a specific qualification. If we are talking about a degree, the next one should be a qualification which is specific. We should not just say “intelligence” because this could create room for some kind of manipulation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Clause 24, I want to commend the drafters for coming out clearly. At least now, we have a code of conduct and ethics which I think is specific. It will try to put some kind of discipline and order in those who are given the responsibility to serve in this body. It states:- “In accordance with Section 3(9) and Section 5 of the Public Officer Ethics Act, and the law relating to matters of leadership and integrity enacted pursuant to Article 80 of the"
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