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    "id": 345565,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M’Mithiaru",
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        "legal_name": "Ntoitha M'mithiaru",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to oppose this report in the strongest words possible. I think this House should not be put into a play of double speech. I have heard Mr. Githae talking about meritocracy. I have heard Mr. Duale talking about how even KUPPET, the Minister and KNUT complained. All the arms that support education complained. If we can only borrow a word from Mr. Langat, issues of education are like a race. You cannot balance somebody who is going for 100 meters and say that since you want to represent the whole of Kenya, then you get the fifth person to represent Kenya. Let us just look at the things the way they are. We want to reform the education system in Kenya. But here, we are rubbishing the Kamunge Report; a renowned educationist in this country and picking issues that are not based on merit. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, issues came up that somebody was under investigations. Investigations have been conducted in Kenya so many times. But I am told the lady called Nzomo is the Managing Director of the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE). Has she been told to step aside pending investigations? Who is that person who became the judge and proved somebody guilty even before the investigation are done, if there are any? Did the Committee also even summon the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to find out what kinds of investigations are taking place? Let us not bring issues that are far-fetched. I am surprised that even my colleague and friend, Mr. Duale says that since there are some other Commissioners to be appointed in June, let us look at commissions. Again, we thought they were going to go through due process to get the right person. Region is not the issue here; the issue is who is qualified to steer the Commission that takes care of the educational standards in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us find any other reason but---"
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