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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I support because we do not have time as a country. I know some Members have issues. Some Members are offended, even on this side. When I went to whip Members to come in because the numbers are thinning, I realised that one community has refused to come in because they are feeling aggrieved. So, let logic prevail. We have very little time left before elections. The people on this list are Kenyans. The mistakes which are made are not made by these qualified Kenyans. The mistakes which have been made are made by other people who do not think some other Kenyans are good enough. I want to tell you and the House that on this list when I watched the applicants, a qualified Kenyan by the name Mutakha Kangu, a known international name should never have missed in this list. There is a gentleman called Aura. He was in the Kivuitu Commission. He works for UNDP on matters election. A country that is interested in cleaning up the electoral process would never have left out the name of Aura. How is it not possible that a woman who has been working in the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board (JMVB), we had a chance to make a woman the Chair of the Commission: Roseline Odede. But it has happened. We cannot live like Kenya must not move forward. I want to agree with what the Leader of the Majority Party has said, that we need to put these people in office like yesterday so that they can set the rules of the game. It is not always that we should agree or disagree, but sometimes there comes a time, in the words of the late Saitoti, that logic must prevail. I happen to know the nominee for Chair, Mr Chebukati. I have known him for many years. If he is not one of the Kenyans who are good enough, maybe we need to import a mzungu from somewhere to come and lead our process. He is not even accused of anything serious. I know the issue of Ole Kina. He is a personal friend to me. I would have been very proud of him 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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