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    "id": 363506,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Maj.-Gen) Nkaissery",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 192,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I am a very happy man, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said, not because of ole Lenku, but because of the way the President is leading his country. I must thank him for that. When ole Lenku appeared before the Committee, he exuded confidence, energy, knowledge and forthrightness. He showed that he was a man who was extremely capable of heading this docket. You should realize that Cabinet Secretaries are there to give policy direction and guidance. They are not the workers. They are not going to be policemen to chase criminals. They are going to be policy makers. The role of ole Lenku as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination National Government as a member of the National Security Council which is chaired by the President--- National security entails protection of the citizens. He promised the Committee - I hope he is going to do it - that his priority will be to deal with the wrangles between the National Police Service Commission and the Inspector-General. I am happy that the Leader of the Majority Party has brought out this issue very clearly, because the Constitution is a bit confusing. Mr. ole Lenku told the Committee that there are overlaps in the Constitution, because you cannot have an Inspector-General being commanded by civilian. There is a guy commanding uniformed officers. We need to have direct command of the service. You cannot have a commission transferring officers. They do not understand the capacity and the type of job they are going to do. Mr. ole Lenku promised to sort this out. This gentleman is fit for the job, and he is going to give this Ministry good leadership. When hon. Kambi appeared before the Committee and portrayed knowledge of policy, he promised the Committee that he was going to tackle the problem affecting our labour sector. He promised to look at the welfare of the public service. With his background as an Assistant Minister for Medical Services, he will fit the bill. This House has a duty to approve these two nominees, so that we can give the President an opportunity to appoint them, and they can start working. With those few remarks, I beg to support and request the House to approve these two nominees."
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