{"id":506207,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/506207/?format=json","text_counter":20,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Wakhungu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1889,"legal_name":"Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu","slug":"chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"},"content":"Hon. Speaker, I am, indeed, in order. The Petition starts by saying that GDC is 100 per cent owned by Kenyans. I was giving an example to show that this is not just limited to the GDC, but we also have other corporate organizations which are owned by the Government like the KRA, and even this Parliament where such things happen. We need to know the staff in terms of regional balancing. We have issues. So, this is an opportunity to show that we want to have accountability and openness. I can see hon. Pukose looking at me, because his people are marginalised. I have seen him complaining several times. It is, indeed, critical that it is not just an issue limited to the GDC. When you go to Moi University, you find that the top management is just from that particular region. We are not exempting Masinde Muliro University. It is everywhere. We want the face of Kenya to be represented. It is a good petition. We have seen people talking about the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). When you go to the Kenya Ports Authority, I have not seen somebody from western Kenya there. We want regional balancing. I was just trying to highlight the fact that it is not just the GDC alone, but we have many other institutions, including Parliament."}