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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Another issue that I want to mention is that as we move on as a country, the issue of intelligence will be very crucial. Mheshimiwa has mentioned here what happened in Migori, and which I condemn very much. It is unacceptable for any leader from whichever political persuasion to heckle, or try to disrupt a function of the President. However, the question is: Where was the intelligence? Where were these people who are supposed to advise the President on the situation on the ground, and that he needs to do this and that? There is still a challenge we are having with the gathering of intelligence and how intelligence officers operate. We may blame people, and people maybe arrested in throwing stones but this incident should not have happened if we had the right people providing the right information. I urge Members that we support this nominee, so that he can be a new broom in the NIS to help this country not only in gathering intelligence--- You know sometimes there has been a misconception when people say that intelligence is looking for politicians. Intelligence needs to be beyond looking for what I say or any politician says. It needs to go beyond economics, what other countries are doing and what our neighbours are doing in terms of economics, so that we can have economic advantage and look after our interests as a nation. It needs to be beyond who we are socially, economically and politically, so that we can actually develop as a nation. If we have good intelligence gathering the President should be able to make good decisions even internationally when he is lobbying or going out. He needs people who can help him move this country forward. With those few remarks, I support the nomination; I have said this is the first nominee that the President has appointed without any bias, and the man is qualified for the job irrespective where he comes from. It does not matter where he comes from because people will say he has come from somewhere. I do not think this nominee should be viewed from that angle. Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion."
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