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    "id": 721270,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the nominees to the IEBC. I want to thank the Committee for doing a good job by identifying these nominees who come from diverse backgrounds and different regions. Among them is a legal expert, a diplomat and academicians. I would like to congratulate and also thank the Committee for identifying Mr. Boya Molu who comes from a remote part in North Horr. This is an area that nobody at anyone time would identify an expert. He is a vibrant and young person who has grown through the ranks and has been doing a wonderful job for this country. He comes from my region. Through the process of vetting they identified even a person from a minority group who might not even had a chance to represent Kenyans at any one point. We have gender balance. There are women who are highly qualified like Roselyn and Margaret who have served both at local and international levels, and have been identified to represent this country and ensure that, at least, we have credible elections. Kenyans vet people who are looking for jobs and I am happy that none of the identified nominees has been said to have any dispute in terms of integrity. They are fresh people who have served at different levels. I believe they are going to take this country to a different level. The process of identifying these nominees has been a long one. For example, if I can take Kenyans back, I remember people died, the Opposition went to the streets and people talked about the sitting commissioners whom I believe did nothing wrong to this country. People poked holes on an Electoral Commission which did a credible election in 2013. Kenyans are sending home Commissioners who did a wonderful job. The Commission has experts in constituency coordinators, Directors and Election Managers who have been trained for a long time. Having been a former Commissioner in the Interim Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IIEBC), I know the kind of expertise which we have at the IEBC. I believe over the years they have been able to conduct elections in this country but because of political interests we have pulled out people who have been a source of inspiration to this country. 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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