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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, at that juncture, I realised that there are so many “Kazungu Kambi” in this House, who are self-made. They have moved from grass to glory. I am sure that each hon. Member here can tell that kind of story. When hon. ole Lenku was nominated, so many people asked: “How can you get a hotelier to be in charge of security yet security is a very big and serious docket?” I sit in the Appointments Committee. During the interview, that man exhibited a lot of passion for the job. The honesty and knowledge that he displayed about that docket impressed each one of us. At the end of it all, we were all unanimous that he was the right man for the job. As an hon. Member from Turkana said, it is good to appoint someone who comes from pastoral communities because they are the ones who understand security matters. The President must have consulted widely and, in his wisdom, picked ole Lenku. I am sure that he will do a good job. I just want to say that there is something I have shared with members of the Maa community. They told me something about the red cow and the black cow. Other hon. Members here do not know anything about the red cow and the black cow. Hon. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Members from the Maa community present, including hon. (Maj-Gen) Nkaissery, hon. ole Metito, hon. Tobiko and others, are from the red cow. However, Mr. ole Lenku is from the black cow. So, His Excellency the President has balanced representation of members of the Maasai community in public office. The red cow was at the top but he has now brought the black cow onboard. Hon. Peris Tobiko, and any other hon. Member from the Maa community present, understand what I am talking about. So, that was a plus for us but I will keep it for another day. Both nominees displayed honesty, truthfulness as well as practical solutions to problems. Academic qualifications do not matter. It is not a matter of the PhD that one holds. You can have small solutions for big problems, and that will satisfy everybody. While thanking hon. Members, I would like to say that it is small things which have revolutionised our lives. An example is the mobile phone. I understand that those who came up with the concept and the idea did not have degrees. I have also learnt that those who discovered the combustion engine for us to have motor vehicles were not very learned people but they excelled. Even the Right Brothers who came up with the aeroplane did not have much education. I understand that some of the greatest leaders of this world and those who have influenced the history of this world, like Churchill, Mussolini and Hitler; were four-feet tall. They were neither very tall nor masculine people. They were not very educated yet they made milestones in the world’s history. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I want to conclude by saying that the people who assume office not from big backgrounds, histories and that kind of thing, tend to perform very well. Let us give these people a chance and I am sure they will deliver. Hon. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move. Thank you."
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