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    "id": 345587,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the process and standards of appointing officers to these commissions have been set by the law. The standards once set are really to be followed and at the end of the process, the public has a legitimate expectation; that even if the process does not possibly produce what the public expected, at least, there is substantial satisfaction by the public. There could be issues that may be dividing or raising controversy but, at least, the majority should be satisfied. In a process like this, it does not really matter who the individuals involved are. But it leads to a process where we can see the kind of furore that is being raised. So, the essence of democracy is that there should be a gap between public expectations and what has really been brought about as a result. That gap should be narrowed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from what has transpired, number one has been left and then you go to number seven, and there is not even an attempt to give an explanation. It actually undermines the integrity of the whole process. The right thing is to reject this report outrightly. I am, therefore, opposing the report, so that we can ask this institution to uphold the law. It should know that the law has been enacted with a purpose and any other appointing officer – not just this Commission – when they are exercising power, should bear that in mind. If they really do not meet certain parameters and seem to depart from the principle of merit, which they can do, they should come up also with an explanation which can go to assuage the public that the law was not just disregarded. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I oppose the report."
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