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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I appreciate the sentiments of hon. Members. Basically, I always say I hold the view that the PSC is a specialized Commission in the sense that it represents parliamentarians. Therefore, in essense, we can also say that it is a political Commission. This is why the Members have always a right to exercise. This is why I grudgingly accepted the amendment by Mr. Onyancha; they are the consumers of our services. I remember with nostalgia what happened in 1999. To date I reflect on the landmark achievements of the Commission; it is something that I am very proud of. I hope the next Commission in the next Parliament will do even better. We want to be the best example, the best Commission in the Republic of Kenya. We want to lead by example. I serve one arm of Government and is also an independent Commission. This is why every action of the Commission has been fairly transparent. Even the procuring of this specialized audit firm was arrived at after a very thorough procurement process. We hope we will get value for our money. Going by the records, this particular firm is a competent audit firm. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank hon. Members for their continued support. I know I may not get an opportunity to thank all of you as your Commissioner. I am an appointee of the whole House. In particular I want to thank the Back Bench for their support. I believe by the time our term legally comes to an end on 14th January, or before then, if we decide to go s ine die we will reflect on some of the achievements by the current PSC. I am sure that we will leave something that the current hon. Members will appreciate. This is something that will also add value to the lives and activities of hon. Members of the future parliaments. Finally, I want to thank my fellow Commissioners headed by the Speaker, who is also the Chairman of the Commission. I also thank the entire staff of the PSC for their dedication and support. Any parliament is a specialized institution. It is not an institution where you can just employ somebody and expect that person to perform. These Clerks-at- the-Table have had many years of training at the institutional level and even outside. Therefore, this is a unique institution that requires expertise. This is why as a Commission, we have decided as a policy to make the best use of the staff that we have here in order to raise their morale and also ensure that we capitalize on their expertise. I want to thank all of them for their support and dedication. I want to also thank all hon. Members and wish them well in their re-election efforts. Those who want to be governors, those who want to pursue different political ambitions, those who still want to come back as Members of Parliament, I wish you well and hope I will meet as many of you as possible after 5th March. I beg to move."
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