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    "id": 490095,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. Sometimes I wonder whenever you try to bend to greet us, and why you do not start with this side. Today you have started well and I congratulate you. I just want to congratulate the President for appointing a very able man. I do not know him in person, but from reports, the Chair of the Committee. serious hon. Members like Aden Keynan and others whom I have consulted, this is very qualified person. We need a very qualified person for this very serious position, so that this country can move ahead. I want also to congratulate the Committee for very good work done. I have consulted hon. Members of that Committee like hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, hon. Nyiva Mwendwa and others like hon. Wakhungu who sit on that Committee. The Committee’s decision was unanimous because this is a very qualified person, whom I do not know in person, but I have to agree with the Committee. I do not want to over-emphasize the importance of having a very good person to head the National Intelligence Service (NIS). I have no doubt that even the former boss of NIS may have been accused of many things. But Maj-General Gichangi did a good job; every time we used to be told that he had given reports but they were not been acted upon. People may not love him, but he did a good job by reporting but his reports were not acted upon. I want to say that it is good to demystify the work of NIS. As was said earlier, there have been accusations that NIS is the one that muddled so many things like elections and politicians’ lives. The NIS is hated and referred to as a tool used by the Executive to punish those who do not toe the line. This is an institution funded by taxpayers’ money; it is the duty of the holder of this office to make sure that the first thing he does is to educate Kenyans to know his work. As it has been said, he should be represented everywhere, in churches, mosques, streets in Eastleigh, Machakos and everywhere else, so that he can get information before Kenyans suffer any kind of attack. Hon. Speaker, I just want to say that the only thing that I would have wished the President should have done is to have got someone from another region of Kenya and Mount Kenya; he should have got a person from either from the Luo region, Kamba region or the Coast region. But because this man is qualified, I will not fault the President; I will congratulate him. But because the Constitution requires the face of Kenya in all appointments, next time, let this key position not go to the same region where the President comes from, so that there will be equity and fairness. The reason why I support recommendations of this Committee is because this time they have tried to balance and bring the face of Kenya into the picture. Out of 25 positions, at least we can see nominees from the Coast, Taita, Luhya, Kisii and one Kamba. At least, the President has tried this time."
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