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    "id": 616219,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Magwanga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 73,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Oyugi Magwanga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I have actually been waiting for long, but you have remembered me. I rise to support the nominees. They are qualified; they have various experiences. We support them. Less than three years ago, we received names of nominees in this House and we vetted them. Those persons were appointed and they served for a while. However, corruption allegations came up. We must deal with this. We advise the nominees to think about this country. Should it collapse, we will go nowhere. We may end up seeking refuge in Somalia. I wish to urge all of us to be cautious about corruption. The departments where we have the nominees are very key. We have the State Department of Social Security Services where Mrs. Susan N. Mochache has been nominated. We have the Departments of Arts and Culture and Gender Affairs. These are actually very key departments. Social protection is where we have to consider the cash transfers to the senior citizens, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and others. So, care should actually be taken so that the senior citizens can get their rightful share. We should not want to see the old citizens, like the retired people, going to the NSSF offices several times and not getting their funds. Much as the nominees meet the gender rule, the regional balance has to be considered. This is what President Obama condemned when he came to this country. The Pope came and condemned the country on tribalism and corruption and we are still repeating the same. Kindly, let the President be advised that enough is enough. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support."
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