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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, the other issue why I was opposing this, and I want Members to consider is that we are now saying all the commissioners to become full time. The Constitution envisaged a situation, where there are good Kenyans, who would want to serve on this Commission, but they do not want to be caught by the constitutional requirement that so long as you serve on a full time basis, you cannot engage in any other business for profit, including your private business. So, we are now limiting the scope of people who can become commissioners. We are limiting them by saying that only people who are prepared to forfeit their business or any other work they are engaged in to be appointed as commissioners. We need to be careful on that. We do not want to lose people who can serve this country pretty well. That provision is telling them that once they are appointed as commissioners, they cannot even run their business or do any other work for six years. They will work as commissioners for full time for six years."
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