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    "id": 366819,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker I rise to support the approval of the nominees. I sit in the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I, therefore, had an opportunity to interact with those two nominees. I am sorry to hear about the loss of Mr. Ali Noor’s son. The way he conducted himself in the interview did not give away that he actually had such a serious issue in the offing. Mr. Noor does fit well in the job. He is actually one of the few Principal Secretaries who have actually been put in areas where they are qualified. He is a long serving HR practitioner who worked with the National Bank of Kenya. One of the questions we asked Mr. Noor and Mr. Omutia is: What are the radical approaches that you are going to use to turn around your Ministry? Hon. Deputy Speaker, Mr. Noor gave us his experience at the National Bank of Kenya and the fact that he was involved in the turn-around of the same bank. That showed us that he is in a position to bring about the necessary changes. On the key issues of social security, we know that many elderly people in this country are still waiting to receive their cash. Everywhere we go, we are asked when the money will reach the elders. This is an issue that we confronted Mr. Noor with. He assured us that one of the things he will prioritize is ensuring that all elders within the defined category receive the money. He promised to move that project from the pilot status that it is now to cover the whole country. We confronted him with the question of alleged corruption at NSSF. He assured us that he was going to confront issues at NSSF and that we need to watch out for the changes that will occur. I support the nomination of Mr. Omutia. He comes from a minority community; that is, Teso. I feel that is one way that the Government has shown inclusion of minority communities. It is important to have him in. Despite the fact that he has not been in the sports and culture fields, he has a good grasp of issues. He is aware that the issue of the national dress is waiting for him. We have been waiting for this for a long time. There is also the issue of identity as a country. Another issue is the National Archives which is currently having a lot of wrangling. We also confronted him on the issue of our national football team, Harambee Stars and its dismal performance. Those are issues that are full in his in-tray and we hope that he will address them conclusively."
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