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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lati",
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        "legal_name": "Jonathan Lelelit Lati",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, whenever I go home, I interact with Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) of Samburu, and something comes up all the time. They talk about being in Committees like the ones we have, and vetting people who have been nominated for county appointments. One thing that is coming out very clearly is that those guys vet people who are very junior, in terms of their job descriptions but who end up earning a lot of money, compared to what MCAs earn. I had to ask Mr. Muhoro that question, and he impressed me. I asked him what his thinking was about an MCA interviewing somebody for secretarial job and end up earning a lot more than what the vetting officer, the MCA, earn. Do you know what Mr. Muhoro said? He said that he felt it inside him. He said that once he got to the Commission, he would make sure that the Commission looked in that direction to ensure that MCAs vet people when they earn good money. Hon. Deputy Speaker, another question I asked Muhoro during the vetting exercise was on the issue of regional balance. I was surprised. I am sorry to say that there are communities here that should not be talking, looking at that list. There are some communities whose members constituted a half of the list. I am not talking about the Central region this time round. I am talking about the Nyanza region. Let us leave this matter at that point. I asked Mr. Muhoro about regional representation because I wanted to know what he thought about regional representation. Again, he impressed me very much. He told me that if he were the President or the appointing authority of any Commission or any other office in this country, he would have made sure that even an Elmolo was in that Commission. Coming from a small community called “Samburu”, I have sat in this Committee, vetting people. I have always longed for the moment I would see a Samburu or an Elmolo appearing before the Committee for vetting, so that I could go home and say that I vetted my brother, and that he did very well. So, looking at the aspect of regional representation, as provided for in our Constitution, sometimes I wonder whether it is being applied. The Commission is not good but, looking at Muhoro as a person, I want to say that he is a good guy. He answered our questions in a very humane way than most of us would have done. Therefore, if there is anything about Muhoro with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, let us leave it to them, so that they can do their job. Let me say that even if Muhoro did something wrong, there is something right he did – educating a Maasai boy. There is something good he is going to do by making sure that MCAs earn good salaries. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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