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    "content": "Senate to go there only to struggle to even have a place to place his water. There was no table before the Speaker, for example. On the other hand, there is such an important Bill that needs to be passed by hon. Senators in this House. As I said, Sen. Murungi can go back to Meru a proud man and say, we passed the Anti-doping Bill but also we passed the Miscellaneous (amendment) Bill which hopefully, we will pass by tomorrow, that creates an opportunity for our Miraa farmers to be protected and cushioned from the adverse challenges that come from market access in other countries. So, as Senators, we are proud to do our job for the best interest of the country. We do not need time to sit in a corner to assess whether we are doing the job or not. We do not have time to do so; to waste Kshs1 billion in associations. Our time is to be spent to ensure that this very important Bill becomes law. I would like to differ a little bit with the Senate Minority Leader on the presence of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the anti-doping agency in the Board. The Senate Minority Leader needs to be reminded that CEOs of all parastatals are board members by virtue of being ex-officio and secretaries to the board. The secretary to the board who is the CEO is the link between the management and the board. So, the board cannot discuss anything in abstract. In the day to day management of the institution, one person must deliver management reports, take board’s decisions and ensure that they have been implemented by the management. Therefore, it is perfectly in order in law, fact and terms of practice for a CEO of any agency, including, this anti-doping agency to be part and parcel of the board as the secretary to that board. He or she takes minutes and facilitate implementation of the policy decisions of the board. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also disagree with the Senate Minority Leader. It is not true that the President has appointed people from only two communities to public offices. Even if the Senate Minority Leader did not mention which communities he was referring to, it is not true; whether it is the appointments that took place the other day in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum where a CEO called Mr. Fernandez was appointed. He comes from the western part of the country. Another example is the Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd (KETRACO), the CEO comes from the eastern part of the country. The same applies to the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) and so on. We also have so many appointments that are going on, for instance, in universities where we have many vice chancellors appointed by this Government, for instance, in Masinde Muliro University and many other universities. The appointees come from different communities. I request my colleagues on the other side to give correct facts. I echo the words of President Uhuru Kenyatta who said that we have a Nationalist Covenant. It is important not to misrepresent facts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even if they do not agree with it, it is good to remain nationalists. Therefore, for those reasons, I support the Bill."
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