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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill subject to certain amendments. In as much as I am opposed to the removal of the participation of Parliament - the National Assembly - in the recruitment process as well as receipt of reports by the Commission, there are certain positive clauses here which I do not think we should throw out. We should just amend and delete the offending clauses. There is a proposal that the commissioners in this body be recruited competitively. That is a clause that is positive. If you read the current law, you will find that it says that the Minister shall appoint these commissioners without any requirement or competitive process. We need that in law. Secondly, the proposal that the commissioners be given a chance for reappointment for a second term is a standard clause in many of our laws that govern parastatals. I see no problem with that. It is something that we need to put here instead of appearing like after serving three years these commissioners ought to go home. It is a good clause. I would also like it to be amended further to state that it is a second and final term. That is a positive proposal. Thirdly, there is a proposal that the quorum to conduct business of the commission be raised to two-thirds. That again is a good requirement. The current position is that the quorum is much lower. That is what is going to cause corruption, as my colleagues are saying rather than curbing it. Let us not throw out the baby with bath water just because we are offended by the clauses that seem to remove Parliament from playing its oversight role. I agree, indeed, that the Government should not get itself into doing business. This is an important Commission. 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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