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    "id": 500454,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support these amendments as recommended by His Excellency the President. Some of these amendments are basic. For instance, one of them was changing “Minister” to “Cabinet Secretary”. It is obvious in the Constitution that we do not have Ministers now. So, there is no controversy about that. When you move to the issue which was bringing a bit of controversy about the Secretary of the EACC, this Commission is the one that hires. Obviously, it should also have powers to fire. We do not see any controversy about this. But in case of any issues that maybe the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal has, he can bring an amendment. In any case, he had an opportunity to discuss this issue when it appeared before their Committee. So, there is no controversy on that. Lastly, on the issue of the universities, the Commission for University Education Act which changed from Commission for Higher Education (CHE) to Commission for University Education (CUE), even the previous universities which had a charter must adhere to the new recommendations or regulations. So, this is partly for purposes of inclusivity. So, for all these recommendations, we do not see any controversy. I support. Thank you. 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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