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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamita",
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        "legal_name": "Mark Ogolla Nyamita",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to contribute to this Motion. We are aware that it is a Procedural Motion, like my colleague has said. It is in compliance with the Constitution, and Members have to vet these nominees through the relevant committees. It is also abundantly clear that the vetting exercise is a continuation of the coronation exercise that we have been seeing. We will not be surprised, without anticipating debate on the report that was tabled yesterday. We do not know the content of the Report, but it is already in the newspapers that the nominees for appointment to the Cabinet were all passed. I just wanted to urge my colleagues that this honourable House might lose meaning. We know very well that we are not participating in the coronation exercise. You will remember that we have seen people who have not gone to school - class seven dropouts - being gladly clapped for just because of political expediency. Hon. Member Sankok, the very nominated Member, please, you will have your time. In as much as they will extend this period, we are asking why they want to take extra time when they are not going to add any value to the exercise? Why take time when they are going to be called and told “this is the list that is going to be passed?” Why do we want to extend? Why do they not just bring the names, pass them and we go on? They should do that instead of coming here and telling us they want to vet when we clearly know there is no vetting. There is no single person on the Jubilee side with balls enough to even stand and tell the President: “Some of the appointments you have made do not fit the bill”. When they all go there, they only sit, listen, come here on a chorus and everything goes on."
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