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    "id": 501392,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I want to differ from those who have contributed. I want to say that this is not good law, at least, not in the form it is drafted now. In my view, for this law to make sense and address the problems that have faced this country, it has to be redrafted, or be amended comprehensively at the Committee stage. In my view, this Bill ought to lead to a landmark law. But it is only a very shallow attempt to address the most pervasive problem in Kenya today; nepotism and negative ethnicity in the Kenya’s Public Service. The fact that this Bill is so shallow--- It is not really a mistake. I want to believe it is a representation of nothing more than the mischief of the drafters to perpetuate the elusive search for a lasting societal conviviality in Kenya. I have said it before and I want to say it again that laws exist--- Just as hon. Birdi said, laws exist because of the perversity of nobility. If you look at the preamble to our Constitution, it starts by saying:- “We, the people of Kenya, acknowledging the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation; honouring those who heroically struggled to bring freedom and justice to our land; proud of our ethnic, cultural and religious diversity and determined to live in peace and unity as one indivisible sovereign nation---” That is what the preamble says. If you look at the first stanza of our National Anthem; it says: - “Oh God of all creation, bless this land and nation; justice be our shield and defender. May we dwell in unity, peace and liberty, plenty be found within our borders.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the constitutional provision, in my understanding and what I believe, is the reason we have Article 232 of the Constitution. It attempts to address this very pervasive problem that has held back the promise of Kenya for over 50 years now; it is now the problem of negative ethnicity. 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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