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    "id": 517428,
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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. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I would like to thank hon. Chepkong’a, as the Chair, and his Committee; for work well done. This House is not a rubberstamp. The product of a fraudulent process is also fraudulent. Therefore, there is no way we can accept Dr. Kabue’s nomination, however qualified he is. Qualification is not just academic; it also has something to do with personal attributes. For instance, issues like attitude. We are having serious problems in this House because some Committee Chairpersons have attitude problems, despite their strong academic qualifications. How did Dr. Kabue’s name find itself to the list that was submitted to the President? We should go further to establish the identity of the persons on the selection panel. It should not just be left the way it is. It is unfair to repeat this process. Hon. Members can imagine coming from an election and a Returning Officer sending the name of the wrong person to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for that person to be declared the winner. It is very unfortunate. Hon. Speaker, I support the Report of the Committee, but we need to know the names of the persons shortlisted for onward transmission to the President. That is the list from which the President should have nominated the persons he intended to appoint. It is unfair to nullify the process and start it afresh just because somebody wants to bring on board the interest of Dr. Kabue. As we speak, this is not an issue of tribes or coalitions. I am happy that today the Jubilee Coalition is not abusing their advantage of tyranny of numbers. I request hon. Members to reject the nomination of this person in totality, irrespective of his physical condition. We sympathise with his condition but it is unfortunate that the process was fraudulent. We do not want to entertain fraudulent processes. Hon. Speaker, the Committee has clearly outlined the human rights Act that this process has violated. Who are we as Members of Parliament to go there and turn around everything? The earlier communication that you gave was that we reject him even if we support them. This person should not be entertained. Once Parliament rejects, the name should go in totality. Having issues of integrity, my friend hon. Mwaura, poses a lot of 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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