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    "id": 395735,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/395735/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dawood",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdul Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": "I would like to second my Chairman. We vetted Mr. Muhoro for the post and as has been stated by my Chairman, he has a wealth of experience. He has worked in various Government positions; he is qualified; he does not have any tax arrears or any other obligation and he has never held any political office nor does he have any political affiliation. Despite being charged in a court of law, he was acquitted in 2008. On the matter regarding the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, I want to put it here categorically that some of the Parliamentarians who are here had issues with this Commission. They went ahead, got cleared and won the elections. So, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission should come out clearly. If they are investigating somebody, they should say the crime he or she has committed. They should also inform that person properly. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we had a few issues regarding regional balancing. But when we talk about regional balance, do we mean ethnic balancing or regional balancing? This is because there are some regions which are cosmopolitan and you can have all ethnic groups there. So, Members would talk about regional balance or ethnic balance. So, we should get it right in this case. I want to state it here that many of us from Meru are termed as being Kikuyu or from Central Kenya. We are not. We are from Mount Kenya East and we are Meru. We are different from the Kikuyu. Many of these issues were raised in the Committee and I would like to state it openly."
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