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    "id": 814117,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "In the last five years, those of us who served in the 11th Parliament had a serious issue. Hon. Speaker, I am sure you, as the Chair of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), can recall. We had a serious issue. This was the only Commission that decided to discriminate against the Legislature. When it came to the Judiciary, they abided by what they said. The Commission felt that its existence was only for the Legislature. Even when those Members who were to represent the Legislature joined the Commission, they became something else. I would like to tell the Chair of Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning that this is not an ordinary nominee the President has given you. This is a nominee that we will put on the theatre table of this House. We will properly dissect, diagnose, do a number of referrals even if it is to the Public Accounts Committee and use the experience of Dr. Pukose and Dr. Nyikal. At the end of the day, the product we will vet on behalf of Kenyans will be one that we shall be proud of and will not regret about. Let us not get involved in regional, ethnic and partisan interests when dealing with the SRC. Every State or public officer under the Constitution has certain jurisdiction and functions. This is the time you must exercise your discretion. I am sure people will write that Hon. Duale is an inciter. I am not. I am only giving guidance on that matter as the Leader of the Majority Party. I beg to move and ask the Hon. Leader of the Minority Party to also go on record as a statement of fact that we speak from the same position on this matter. I beg to move."
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