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    "id": 513859,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I concur with you. However, if you could have studied the mind-set behind the President appointing a Major to be the ambassador in Somalia, you would be convinced it is because of the issue of insecurity. That is why that man is being taken there. The biggest problem we are facing in Somalia is insecurity. We cannot take someone there to just be an ambassador. We are taking an ambassador there to improve the security situation in Somalia. That is why we are saying that when you are given this opportunity, you must go there and address the problems Kenyans are facing in that nation. I am very optimistic because, as we take that ambassador to Somalia, our expectation as Kenyans is that he should improve the security situation in Somalia. At the same time, we want that to be replicated in South Sudan and Uganda. So, I concur with you. I support this Motion. However, I come from a county which is full of insecurity. You have visited my county and seen all the leaders crying about insecurity. I am very passionate because I cannot keep on losing people in my constituency every time. Those people are protected by the same Constitution which is protecting people in Nairobi, Meru and Kajiado. So, I cannot be a Member of Parliament who approves appointments while my people in the constituency I represent are suffering and yet they are Kenyans. So, as I support the appointment of Major General (Rtd.) Tumbo, I also expect that next time, and I think the President is listening, I will be very happy to hear that there is an appointment of an ambassador from Turkana County. They are also Kenyans. They are in a position to be ambassadors. When it comes to the issue of appointment, I want to concur with my colleagues. It is very scientific and research has been done. Once someone has retired and is beyond 55 years, it is scientifically confirmed that the reasoning of that person is not stable. So, when the same Government confirms someone to have retired and the same Government appoints that person, it is surely a contradiction. We are saying this work is for the Government. When it has been scientifically proven that someone cannot perform, it should remain that way so that we give the digital generation---"
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