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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I stand to support the Chair of the Committee that we approve these nominees to the Competition Authority. As the Chair has put it, these Kenyans are qualified in all ways. They went through the rigorous process of vetting from the Committee. As a Committee, we found no fault with any of them. Despite the sentiments in the House from some colleagues that it does not reflect the face of Kenya or the national outlook, balancing five names among 42 tribes might be a tall order. Initially, there was hullaballoo and hue and cry over the gender issue. It is already catered for. We have three ladies and two men. Unless the men start complaining, I do not think there is anybody who is ready to do the same. The gender issue has been covered and the members qualify. As a Member of the Committee, I went through their resumes and found that they were all qualified as per the law. If there is anything which the Members feel should be further done, it should not be directed to the Committee or to the nominees, but to the law which gives the CS powers to nominate people and present them to the House for vetting. The only problem is that we need more time. The timeframe is so short and things are done very fast which forced the Committee to work late hours to obey constitutional timelines. I wish we could change the Standing Orders, so that we can give Committees ample time to deliberate issues and time to go through the Report. 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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