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    "id": 777454,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angwenyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "Dr. Muia has a PhD in Finance. He has been involved in the Vision 2030. This is the place he is going to use his knowledge and experience in coordinating the Ministries in the development of strategic planning which we need for this country to move on. Dr. Muia is a member of various organisations that deliver services to Kenyans and worldwide. I expect and very strongly believe, if we approve his appointment, and I hope he is appointed to this position, he will demonstrate to Kenyans that there are Kenyans who can deliver what we never expected to be delivered to our citizens. Mr. Marwa is a well-known candidate. He is a no-nonsense person. I will differ with my Chairman that he should give away his no-nonsense nature or character. He should carry it to this Ministry. We do not want nonsense in devolution. We do not want nonsense in the resources that we budget for the counties. They should not misuse the resources. We do not want our counties to disregard the law and employ 100 per cent employees from their counties thereby discriminating the rest of Kenyans. We do not want governors to behave as if they are kings. We have never had a king in Kenya. They want to create the position of king in this country when we are a democratic society. So, Mr. Marwa should go with his character of no-nonsense. He has been able to deal with very obstinate “kings” in this country, one of them a Sultan. I am sure he will deliver in this Ministry if he carries on with that character, especially with regard to ASAL areas, which need a lot of support to change the lives of Kenyans living there. For example, he can coordinate with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, so that they can provide water for irrigation to the ASALs for these areas to produce food for themselves. They do not have to depend on food from elsewhere. The two Ministries can also harness the production of food in the areas that produce food. Like my colleague has just said, the North Rift produces the bulk of food that this country consumes yet it cannot have a market to sell this food. When they do not produce food, we have to import food from elsewhere. We use our meagre foreign exchange resources to import food from Brazil, Uganda and elsewhere. We should support these farmers, so that they can ensure that this country is food secure. With those few remarks, I support the appointment of the two gentlemen to their positions."
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