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    "id": 420396,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/420396/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Devolved Committee – sorry, the committee is not in place - I wish to seek this statement from the Majority Leader regarding the Gender and Human Rights Commission. Two vacancies for the commissioners were advertised in May, 2013. The interviews for the positions were conducted in June, 2013. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the President forwarded the two names to the Kenya National Assembly last week, one of whom was rejected. Of the five commissioners, there is no commissioner from North Eastern region of this country, which has been the worst hit in terms of historical injustices relating to human rights practices and even from the gender perspective. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek the following:- (1) Why did it take more than eight months to appoint these commissioners for a very important commission like this one? (2) Can the Ministry table the names of the candidates that had been recommended by the interview panel to the President? There are names of people who did the interview and we believe it is important to know why some of the people from the Northern Region were not included. (3) Will the Ministry ensure that North Eastern region which has suffered the most in terms of human rights abuses and lags behind in gender development gets an opportunity to have a commissioner in that very important commission?"
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