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    "id": 332641,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
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        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
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    "content": "Persons who are honoured by the President must, therefore, be men and women of proven integrity, whose roles in contribution to the country and society in general have been adjudged exemplary, profound, pre-eminent and inspiring, or people who have excelled in service to society and to the country in social, political, economics, scientific spheres through display of exceptional brilliance, courage, commitment and valour in their ambitions abilities, so that the award is seen to be very special, coveted and distinctive. So, there is no discrimination. I want to say also that there is a process for arriving at these awards. There are committees at the district level which are constituted, of course, by the Executive but they are inclusive of Members of religious society, civil society, and prominent members of society. Names are received and forwarded to the national committee. There are also committees at the Ministerial level. Kenyans can also forward the names directly to the national committee recommending people for award. The Speaker can also do that on behalf of Members of Parliament. So, the matter is not entirely in the hands of the Executive when it comes to making recommendations for awarding of the medals for Members of Parliament specifically. But for other departments, as I have cited, they do have their own committees, for example in the military, police and Administration Police."
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