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    "id": 391799,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker I seek one clarification on this particular issue from the Leader of Majority Party. Indeed, I have no problem with Mr. Joseph Kinyua. He is a man I believe has the capability to serve this nation in a very professional and untainted manner. Having said that, I would like to bring to your attention Article 154 which is about Secretary to the Cabinet. It states that there is established the office of the secretary to the Cabinet which is an office in the public service. It also states that there is established the office of the principal secretary which is an office in the public service. If you read further you realize that these people will be nominated by the President and their names shall be subject to approval of the National Assembly. We are talking of the Head of the Public Service and yet you want to tell us that this position should be exempted when everybody else below it must be subjected to the approval of the National Assembly. This is an area that begs for clarification. It is not convincing, to say. I actually think it was a deliberate move to avoid vetting by Parliament Everybody else in the public service requires an approval of the National Assembly. I do not think that Mr. Joseph Kinyua would have struggled to be vetted by this House. I think he would have sailed through it, but we must respect the law. I beg to seek clarification as to why there has been an exceptional evasion of the law on this particular case."
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