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    "id": 490114,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I rise to support the nomination of Major-Gen. Kameru for the post of Director-General, NIS. I served with him in the KDF. I want to say this to hon. Members, particularly hon. Midiwo, General Kameru is a good leader, and I believe he will make a good leader when he goes to the NIS. He is a good listener. I think what we politicians want is that those in the Executive must listen to us and the voices of the people. Hon. Speaker, General Kameru is also a fair, respectable, and professional officer, who has served this country in colourful career. He rose through the ranks from Second Lieutenant to the rank of Major-General. As a member of the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, I want to thank our Chairman. We were able to sit long hours to deliberate on the suitability of this candidate. We were unanimous that General Kameru fitted the bill, and that he would be the most suitable officer to replace the outgoing Director-General. In the hierarchy of intelligence he was only second to the outgoing Director- General. So, appointing him the Director-General is actually promoting him from a lower office to a higher office. We do not expect him to go and learn on the job. Actually, he will continue doing the intelligence job that he has been doing in the military. If appointed, General Kameru will demystify the NIS by talking to the people and being available; he is a good listener. I think we have had problems in our country continuously in the last eight months or so, and everyone is blaming the NIS. I think that with the appointment of General Kameru many of these things--- As a professional intelligence officer, I believe he will bring some of these things to an end. Hon. Speaker, under Article 242 (2) (a) of the Constitution, the NIS is responsible for intelligence to enhance national security in accordance with the Constitution. I think Gen. Kameru knows his job, which is already cut out for him as he moves into the office of the Director-General (DG); Kenya must be safe. Kenya must be able to look after its people. Our borders must be safe for Kenyans to be able to prosper or develop."
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