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    "content": "in this House. Hon. Members need to be guided so that they do not call others sycophants. They can only be called apologists. In replying, I would like to state as follows: When we were vetting Mr. Njee Muturi, we were guided by the law. We were guided by the Constitution as the supreme law of this land. Article 27 of the Constitution states thus: “The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status---” So, we were guided. Irrespective of what we have just stated, we read that together with what hon. Mbadi has just referred us to, that is, Article 232 with respect to fair representation across the country. Now, Njee Muturi was not going to be discriminated because of the fact that, probably, he comes from a region which is not indicated in that particular manner. Hon. Speaker, many things have been said. We considered the suitability and qualifications of Njee Muturi. We have noted the fact that he has worked before for the President of this country. Let us not make him a friend. He was his employee. I think things should be made clear. By merely working under somebody, he or she does not become your friend. When working under a politician, you also do not lose your ambition to become somebody. Mr. Njee Muturi still has remained a lawyer just like me. He was still registered at all times as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He has never been struck off from the roll of advocates. We have confirmation from the Law Society of Kenya that he still remains as an advocate of Kenya today. Mr. Njee Muturi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, with a good standing of 18 years experience. We considered him suitable for this position. In the Committee, he received bipartisan approval from Members of the Committee. We did not have any dissenting opinion or objection to his suitability. I beg to move that the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs be approved."
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