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    "id": 33616,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/33616/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Eseli",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a member of the Committee. We interviewed Rev. Kobia. He appeared to us as a very dedicated person. He is somebody who this country can trust to be able to carry out the duties of the JSC. My only contribution here is to ask the public and the media, that when we are vetting candidates for whatever position, it will only be prudent that they actually bring written memoranda or appear before the Committees themselves, rather than using media reports to cast innuendoes and portray people in bad light when it is not proven. I think it is only right that they respect the Committees that are doing the vetting and actually bring this material if they have substance at all. They should bring them before the Committee, so that the Committee can consider them. Otherwise, using the media to try and discredit a candidate of Rev. Kobia stature, I think is a very underhand move and it should be discouraged as much as we can. Even as a Committee of the House vets a candidate, it actually operates as Parliament. We know in Parliament we cannot take newspaper reports as evidence unless they bring us the actual evidence. So, in this particular case, we should discourage such moves by the public or media because we will be vetting very many candidates for various positions. If this kind position continues, it might cause a lot acrimony for no reason."
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