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    "content": "because issues of security are so challenging particularly at this time in our country when there is a threat of terrorism. There are also issues of the Al Shabaab . We want to support the appointee who has been given this docket, so that he can succeed. This afternoon, we saw the issues that were raised by hon. Ali Wario. On the one hand he is happy that someone has been appointed from the Coast. He is happy that his President has appointed someone from the Coast and at the same time, he is complaining about a Government that is not sensitive to the issues of his people. So, ole Lenku and hon. Kazungu have been brought to this House for our vetting and approval. Once they are appointed, they should work for the whole country, so that they can live to the commitments that they made to the Committee on Appointments. In the letter of recommendation from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission for the nominees, the Commission says: “Please note that the absence of records in our database is not a guarantee of absolute integrity of the nominees”. This is not the way it should be. If you have been asked to vet a nominee and you do not have any reason to suspect that they have any corruption issues, you better just say that and leave it at that. But to indicate that the absence of records in your database does not absolutely clear them is not right. So, if you have looked at my record and you are satisfied that I am not in your database, just say that I am clean, so that we do not have any doubts about the nominees that are being investigated by the EACC. I have also worked with hon. Kazungu when I was in the Government and he is a person that I know very well. I appreciate his honesty and the fact that he has given us his humble background. If he is appointed to this docket, he will have a challenge because we want him to address issues of social security. We have aged people in this country. We have seen social security systems work in other countries where people are given assistance in terms of livelihoods and health care. This is a challenge that we will have to implement in this country, so that we can help the poor, the vulnerable and the aged. We have people who, out of a mistake that is not of their own, cannot secure employment."
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