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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. In the interest of time, allow me to go straight to page seven of the Report. For the benefit of those who do not have copies of the Report, may I just read the last paragraph, which states that the Committee recommends that the House approves the nominees for appointment but wishes to state that in future, it will not recommend for approval names of persons whose representation does not reflect the face of Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you look at that final statement, there is guilt conscience. Indeed, we are wasting time discussing this Report. We should unanimously reject it, so that we take it back to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. This is because, for one what is the definition of ―future‖? I have already looked at its definition in the Oxford: AdvancedLearner’s Dictionary, and it says that the future is ―the time that will come after the present…‖ This Report was signed on 31st March, 2015. That was their present and today is the future. We want to reject this Report on that basis, first of all. Secondly, Parliament is a very unique institution because of its visibility. We are highly visible and Parliament is highly accountable, because we represent a multiplicity of audiences out there. We are already suffering an image in terms of what Kenyans perceive us to be. This House is already suffering a negative image and integrity issues. If you look at the Presidential Address, he had to apologize to Kenyans. He apologized for historical injustices meted out to certain communities in this country. If we go by that, because, I believe the Presidential Address is direction-giving, it means there is no more business as usual. It means there will be no more impunity in this country. If we are going to stop impunity, let us walk the talk and stop these kinds of appointments. 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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