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    "id": 711664,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Kibunguchy",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 294,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Wamalwa Kibunguchy",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would also like to add one or two words concerning the Public Service Commission Bill. The Mover mentioned that this Bill would have regulations. I am sorry I have not read it, but the Mover said that this Bill defines how the DPP can be removed from office. If my reading of the Constitution serves me well, I thought the Office of the DPP has security of tenure. If you want to remove from office anybody who has a security of tenure, you have to go through the route of a tribunal. I did not understand it. Perhaps, when the Mover comes to reply, he might want to clarify that bit. I am excited to see that the PSC has been given powers. For appointment of PSs, they will forward three names to the President and it is up to the President to pick one out of the three. That, to me, is good and progressive. I hope that in the process, we will remove what is now being witnessed in this country. One of the cries of Kenyans out there, especially when they look at the Jubilee Government, is that most of the workers in the public service, parastatals and the Cabinet come from two communities. As we give the PSC powers to pick three people, it will be important for the President to remember that he is the President of Kenya. He is President of those people who voted for him and those who did not vote for him. He is the President to the regions that voted for him and those that did not vote for him. Indeed, if I were a first-term President, I would tend to lean towards the people who did not give me their support, so that when the second term comes, it becomes easy for me to go through. But when you concentrate on the people who supported you, then all the other communities that did not support you are left out."
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