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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kombo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am a member of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. I rise to support the Motion. As our Vice-Chairman has ably indicated, when the name of Morris Oduor was brought to us, we were keen to see whether the proper process had taken place and as a Committee, we were absolutely satisfied that due process had taken place. There was no conflict amongst the members of the board, and so, as a committee, we were satisfied and happy that Maurice Oduor was properly nominated to be the director. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at Mr. Oduor’s qualifications, you will see that he fits the bill quite well. He has been acting in that position for quite a while; so, he has got the experience and institutional memory for continuity on the board. Therefore, we strongly accepted what was brought to us. While on this, the issue that Mr. M’Mithiaru has raised, and as members of the Committee when we were looking at this, we actually realized that the idea of vetting is a new thing to the institution of Parliament. At the moment, we have no vetting laws in place. So, committees have their own different rules on how to do vetting. I want to say that those who have listened to news today heard that Mr. Mungatana and I have actually drafted a Vetting Bill, which we intend to bring to the House as a Private Members’ Bill, so that we institutionalize and standardize the idea of vetting. This will ensure that any committee of Parliament given that responsibility will do it within a framework of the law and nobody will question it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, within the new constitutional dispensation, it is very clear that the public should participate in nominations and appointments. We want to put in that Bill how the public can participate. I think it is an issue that, as a house, we should take very seriously. When this Bill comes to the Floor of the House, I want to appeal to hon. Members to support it strongly, so that we can have a way to move forward as a country within the framework of rules. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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