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    "id": 615930,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chea",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mwinga Gunga Chea",
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    "content": "Considering the report that has been filed, this is a nominee who has no pending integrity issues. He is a nominee who has equally not been convicted by any court of law. This is a nominee who is prepared to meet the challenges within the Prisons Service, in particular the question of congestion in our prisons which you will find everywhere. After the approval and subsequent appointment of this nominee, we expect that he will travel across the country so that he can see for himself what is happening to our prisons and seek ways in which he can improve the condition. The Constitution of Kenya brought in the question of vetting. This is a very important element. My advice to the appointing authority is to ensure that all these nominees, both the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and the PSs who have gone through this process, are actually given an opportunity to discharge their duties. In this process, the nominees gave out their outlines in the manner in which they intend to handle their duties. It will be quite sad that immediately after appointment, there will be a reshuffle and a particular nominee shifted to a department that he had probably not desired to be. So, in all fairness, if we are to achieve the objectives of this process of vetting, there is need for these nominees to be given an opportunity and a good timeframe in which they can discharge their duties. If that happens, we will be progressing quite well. With that, I wish to support the Motion."
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