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    "id": 517431,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Anyango",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dalmas Anyango Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon Speaker. I would like to contribute to this Motion. Honestly, this is a very important Motion. I wish to congratulate the Committee for the step they have taken. I wish they had added that the Committee should investigate the process that led to the sneaking of this name to the President. Who exactly did that? Definitely, it is not the President who decided to go against the law. The reason I am so happy with the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs is that as we are talking now, there are Kenyans who refuse to believe in our laws and instead they believe in their money. How was Kabue not included in the recommendations to the President if he is so eminently qualified? There could have been some influence to exclude him so that somebody else could benefit in the process. Was there any lobbying through the process that left out a person we know to be so competent? Hon.Mwaura should support the Motion to give a chance to Dr. Kabue to have a second round through the process so that he may be brought to the House to be approved. He should not reject the Motion. Support the Motion so that we give a chance to the right person. We have to put our feet down this time. This is because there are Kenyans who believe that even in tendering, they can submit their tender applications one hour late and start lobbying and bribing so that they are included in the tender process. Parliament has to insist that these machinations, the throwing of weight and money, the adverse influences in our systems and against our laws have to stop and where Parliament oversees a process you will have no chance of getting away with it. There are rich Kenyans who believe that even if they have contraband goods they will move from Busia up to Mombasa. There are Kenyans who believe that narcotics will be imported, reach Nairobi and be sold to ruin our children because they have the money to change things. They have the money to implement a different law from the one which we have. This is so serious and Parliament has to send the message by rejecting this nomination. I wish we had even added that the Executive should apologise to Parliament for such a name having been brought to us without following the due. This is so that the message goes out clearly to Kenyans that as we proceed to enforce laws on corruption, bad influence and impunity, Kenyans will agree with Parliament that this will be done. Hon. Speaker, from your own other rulings you are aware that this is a very bad example that has even forced you to refer and order investigations into some of these processes that definitely are against the law. We cannot allow Parliament tocontinue to develop disrepute by approving such a recommendation. We should insist on an apology. Thank you."
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