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    "id": 457497,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Diriye",
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        "legal_name": "Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I wish to support this Motion for valid reasons. Mr. Mututho might be passionate in fighting alcohol and other drugs; he might have the necessary requirements and be best placed to do the job, but he has also very serious issues of integrity as clearly put in the Report of the Committee. He has criminal and civil suits pending before a court. He was charged with the case whose number is given arising from obtaining Kshs41 million from Kenyatta National Hospital by presenting false documents showing that his company had paid Kshs5 million. Somebody who has cheated Kenya on Kshs41 million is not good. Therefore, he should not be given this job. This contravenes Chapter Six of the Constitution at Article 73(2), The guiding principle of leadership and integrity at Article 73(2)(a) requires selection on the basis of personal integrity, competence and sustainability. Mr. Mututho might be suitable and competent but he lacks integrity and, therefore, he should not be given the job. We are going to be setting a very bad precedent in this country if we do not enforce Chapter Six of the Constitution, since this is a very fundamental issue. If we do this then we are going to open a pandora’s box, and the Constitution will be abused right at our doors. Mr. Mututho might be fighting alcoholism, but even in his fight of drugs he is very selective. I do not know whether some of you are aware that he fights alcohol because it affects his community and he does not fight miraa . So, he is not the best placed person. Therefore, before Mr. Mututho is given the job, his name should be cleared in the courts; after that then his name can be submitted a fresh. There is no point of giving a job to somebody who has a case going on. I am actually very surprised by the Members of the Administration and National Security Committee."
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