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    "id": 700979,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was yet to come to the point of the youths. Again, at best, my good friend, Hon. Makali, is doing politics on the Floor of the House. All the employees of the CBK numbering 2,000 are aged between 20 and 60 years. So, youths are already working in the Government. The number is 2000 plus. There are youths working for the CBK. This is board membership and it requires experience. The Member should tell us whether old people have no rights in this country. If we have one person aged 60 years as a member of the board and the others are young, it is okay. The same also goes for this nominee called Mr. Samson Kimeli Cherutich. Hon. Kaluma could only read two companies where he has worked. He was implying that Mr. Cherutich has worked in Magadi Soda Company Limited. Hon. Kaluma refused to see the fact that Mr. Cherutich has worked at the Nairobi Hospital as a Financial Controller. He also refused to see the fact that the fellow is now a lecturer at the Management University of Africa. I wanted to set the record straight, so that Kenyans outside there are fed with the truth and not half-truths. I am very happy that all of them are very qualified. On the question of tribal and regional balance, we have a body called the NCIC headed by the former Speaker of this House. That is the relevant body that should bring us a report on that. You cannot sit in this House and start questioning one person from one region out of four. When you look at the gender question, I want to congratulate the President because 60 per cent of the nominees are women. I am happy the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party is here. It is a fact that 60 per cent of the nominees are women and that is a big plus on these nominees. With those few remarks, I want to urge the Members to support these nominees, who are very qualified Kenyans. The CBK is waiting for the board, so that they can assist the Governor in running the country. Thank you very much and God bless this House. 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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