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    "id": 361219,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to make the following comments on this Motion. First and foremost, I wish to observe that for the second time, through an act of the President, issues of people with disabilities seem to be taking the back banner. We expected that out of the 16 nominees, at least, one shall be a man or woman with disability. Many of our people have gone to school and have participated in leading organizations. We are concerned, as a sector, that the 5 per cent as stipulated in Article 54(2) of our Constitution has not been met. Under Article 81(c) which calls for fair representation and Article 131(2) which calls for diversity of the people of Kenya in terms of public appointments, this category of individuals who are capable and can contribute meaningfully to national development is not being considered. I also observe that the youth, who have demonstrated capacity to lead in various aspects, have also been sidelined. This country is aware that in the 1960s and 1970s, people as young as 28 years were appointed to the Cabinet. The message of the youth was very strong in the last elections in both the coalitions. So, we expected that, at least one of the 16 nominees will be a young person. Without belabouring what others have said, I believe that all parliamentary parties are of national character. Therefore, it cannot be a preserve of certain regions that Cabinet nominees can only come from them. Even if we were to divide the 18 Cabinet positions based on ethnicity, it does not justify why two ethnic communities can get four nominees when others do not have even one. This country must not encourage the feeling that there is a glass ceiling based on where you come from, your disability or age. We must take into account age, disability and all other barriers to create an equal opportunity for everybody. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the issue of corruption has also been alleged. I am surprised that the Anti-Corruption and Ethics Commission did not submit any report on any of the nominees and the question is: Is it actually a question of collusion? I would want to urge this House to also look at the efficiency of that Commission because it is in public domain that some of the nominees have been adversely mentioned in various corruption deals and, therefore, that a Committee of this House can actually sit for 13 consecutive sittings without receiving any report on such scandalous issues, actually it shows that, maybe, there was collusion in order to ensure that some people actually pass. Hon. Deputy Speaker, these appointments are critical in the development of this country. While looking at the curriculum vitaes of each and every nominee, I reckon that management was critical in appointing them. However, in terms of career progression and appreciation of the fact that people know better what concerns them, I actually observed that there was, kind of, a mismatch in terms of the appointments that have been made by the President and the Deputy President. For example, someone who has"
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