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    "id": 737347,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Another issue is the question of the people who are supposed to be elected to represent us in EALA. In this Parliament, we have representation from big communities. We have many Kalenjins, Kikuyus, Luos, and Luhyas here. Why do we still need them in EALA? Why? You people are so greedy you cannot even think of the Njemps. We have El Molos, Dorobos in this country who will never see the inside of this Parliament. They will only see it on television. Why can you not give them a chance? We have the Makonde, the new recruits; and the Nubians, who may never have any representation anywhere, not even in county assemblies, Parliament or in the Government. Let us also be good people next time. I am not talking of now. Let us allow this one because we cannot change the rules now. Let us allow these ones to go, but let it be the last. I want to hear the name of an El Molo who does not even know English to be in that Parliament, who will go with a translator. I want a Maasai from the remotest area to represent us there. Why are we greedy? In the next Parliament, we need to change these rules, so that we can have other people like the Sabaots, El Molos, Maasais, Dorobos, Makonde and the Nubians. We are having the 45th tribe, the Chinese – the short people – now as Kenyans. We can also have them represent us there. Another issue which I am not seriously interested in is why people want to change and are now asking parties to present more than five, six or seven people. Election does not mean you must have varieties of people to choose from. We have had nominations in this country. We have had people who come here unopposed, but they are elected Members. If CORD chooses to give us only the number of names we require, who cares? If they do not qualify, we reject them en masse. If they qualify, they go. Jubilee made so many fake promises. Therefore, they want to have over 20 names so that they can throw it to us and say: “It is Parliament which did that. It is Hon. Ng’eno and Hon. Pukose who did that.” They want to throw the blame on us. That is why Jubilee is making a lot of noise saying that we should be given many names. They want COD to propose many names. What for? Do your own selection and give us the names. We will do whatever we want to do. After all, we have vetted people here before. We had the Chief Justice. It was only one name. We vetted and voted. Or what was that? We had the Deputy Chief Justice. We had only one name. We voted and approved the name. So, what is the problem? People should not just make rules to suit themselves. Lastly, I am wondering why the Senate is involved in this matter. Are there county assemblies in EALA? I do not know why Senators always poke their noses everywhere. There is an amendment to the Constitution which is coming to this House, where we want the two-thirds gender rule implemented. My proposal is, instead of giving ourselves serious headaches, we should make that House a House for women, so that they can represent that gender. They are so good. They can even represent us in the counties and fill the numbers that we are looking for. We have them here and in the Senate. They are poking their noses everywhere. This is not a matter concerning counties. This is something that can make somebody to go to court. 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."
}