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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have serious difficulties in trying to interrogate the Minister on the answer he has given. This is because the Question I have asked is for him to table the list of all persons appointed to parastatal boards and their chief executives since the Coalition Government was formed, which he has attempted to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in “b”, I asked whether the Minister is satisfied that all eligible Kenyans have had equal access to the opportunities referred to and that the appointments reflect our national diversity and give due regard to gender balance and marginalized groups in the country. I tried to see whether the Minister has answered this Question and it is quite evident that he was quite evasive in answering it. This is because if you, for instance, look at the National Museums of Kenya, all the board directors apart from two are from two, so the Minister claims. But above all, on the Kenya Revenue Authority, Capital Markets Authority, Consolidated Bank of Kenya, Deposit Protection Fund and many others, the Minister has given names but not the counties or districts where these members come from. Therefore, we have a concern, particularly, as the Chair of the Committee on Equal Opportunities, that Kenyans are not being given equal access to this opportunities. So, I would like you to direct the Minister to give us a complete list of these Kenyans and their gender; whether they are men or women, because it is not quite clear, and the districts of origin, so that we can interrogate him and see whether Kenyans from all the provinces have been given equal opportunity to serve in these boards."
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