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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "I also congratulate the Committee for having sat and listened to Kenyans from different counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if I am not wrong, according to the Constitution, the mandate of this House is to look into county budgets. I have heard that former Sen. Melly sat in this House for five years going through county budgets and allocations. He interacted with different institutions, including those he had to oversight in the Committee. Therefore, he has the necessary knowledge on finances. In one of the sections of this report, we are told the Committee sat and did their analysis and decided to use average scores in determining the suitable candidate. They rated former Sen. Melly as the best candidate. However, in the last parts of the process, they denied him a chance because of technicalities. We, as a House, should always be guided by merit when considering individuals for appointments to serve in various institutions. I also urge my colleagues to look at these appointments in terms of equality. It is important to give all tribes and genders equal chances to serve in this institution. I congratulate the Committee because they rated and considered those ladies who sat in the interview on merit. Finally, I oppose this Report not because Sen. Melly was a Member of this House, but because he was rated first and not given a fair chance to represent us in that institution. We know that the SRC had many challenges especially in trying to harmonise salaries. Therefore, it needs people with diverse knowledge in terms of different institutions, to be able to look at ways of harmonizing salaries. I oppose."
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