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    "id": 454393,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abongotum",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker. I will be very brief. First of all, I want to thank the Committee for doing a meticulous job and for coming up with names of individuals with exceptional qualities and professionals of high standing and thus, considering integrity and meritocracy. I, therefore, support the Committee for doing that. Hon. Speaker, what I only want to point out is the issue of activism in the Commission. Instead of doing what they are mandated to do by Chapter Four, the most robust Bill of Rights as contained in the Constitution, most of those commissioners end up being activists and veer off from their core mandate. Therefore, we want them to deliver on their mandate and not to be used by western forces to actually even undermine the Government. This has happened before and we are advising them not to do this. I support both names, except, of course, for the unlucky gentleman from the Maasai Community. As you know, the Maasais have also been marginalized for quite a while. So, I will propose that when the other name is being re-submitted, let us have a name from the same community; the way we did it with the other Commission. Hon. Speaker, I share a few sentiments with hon. Anami. One time, hon. Dr. Machage and I were actually kicked out of the Cabinet because of coming from minority 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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