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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to contribute to this Motion. As we go to the election of the EALA Members, we should look at various issues, including regional balance. We have some nominated Members who were in the last Parliament. We know their capacity. We know those who have been nominated, both men and women. Most of them have made it to this list. I must congratulate them. Whoever will make it to the EALA will be representing this country. They will not be representing themselves or their regions or those who nominated them. Once they make it to the EALA, they will be representing this country and the East African community at large. We must be thorough as we debate the issue of the people who will make it to that list. As we look at various aspects, we should not put merit on hold. We should look at experience, the performance and integrity of these Members as required by the Constitution. Some people may look at it in terms of so-and-so originating their region. However, I would like us to look at this issue from the wider perspective of looking for people who can represent the country in the best manner possible. I can see that amongst the people who have made it to this list are a former Clerk of the National Assembly and former Members of Parliament who have served for many years, such as Dr. Oburu Odinga as well as youthful Members like Hon. Abdikadir. I am very sure that if these hon. Members are given a chance, they will do a good job for us. I also congratulate the Committee that did the short listing. They have done a good job. It is now for us to do the honour of electing Members who will represent us well at the EALA. Hon. Speaker, I emphasise that the EALA is not second hand. It is a legislative assembly, just like this august House. The people being elected to sit there must be equal to the task. We do not want it to be a dumping place for joyriders. It is a House which deals with serious business. 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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