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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
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        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is only the Head of State who is automatically awarded the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya on ascending to power. The others, like the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ministers, the Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, the Chief of General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces and the Attorney- General are awarded on the recommendation of the National Honours and Awards Committee. They are all awarded the Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, EGH. It is only hon. Minister of East Africa, hon. Musa Sirma and Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, hon. Prof. Kamar who have not been awarded but are eligible this year, having served now for a one-year term in the Ministerial posts. (b) The Deputy Speaker, the lieutenant-General of the Kenya Defence Forces and the Commissioner of Police are all awarded the Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (MGH) after serving in that capacity in one consecutive year. It is only Assistant Ministers who had served for two consecutive terms during the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) that were awarded the Moran Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (MGH) in 2008. This was due to the need for national unity and good function of the Government. The Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) is awarded to the various cadres of the uniformed forces for their exemplary and distinguished service, which is well documented and supported by their nominating bodies like the Kenya Police, Administration Police and Department of Defence; it is based on exemplary performance in their fields of operation like crime fighting, management skills and international assignments. The Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) is awarded to Major-Generals, force commanders of various forces formation of the Republic of Kenya and Chief Executive Officers, Accounting and Authorized Officers such as Permanent Secretaries after serving the country in the same capacity for one year continuously. (c) The guidelines to honours and awards provide that only exceptional Members of Parliament can be awarded for their contribution towards legislative development of Kenya National Assembly through their personal initiative of a major or key Bill that has huge impact on the national development. The National Honours and Awards Committee has honoured the following Members of Parliament for their key Bills that have become Acts of Parliaments: Eng. Muriuki Karue, in the year 2005, was awarded a CBS for spearheading the passing of Constituencies Development Fund Act; hon. Njoki Ndungu, now Judge of the Court of Appeal, in the year 2006 was awarded CBS for her contribution in moving the Sexual Offences Act; hon. John Mututho, the year 2011, was awarded the Elder of Burning Spear for his “Mututho law”, the Alcohol Control Act."
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