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    "content": "of the 11th Parliament. She was the Chair of the Committee on Regional Integration of Parliament. As the Leader of the Majority Party in the 11th Parliament, I can comfortably confirm that she was one of the best chairs that we had in the 11th Parliament. She served well on the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, under the able leadership of Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a. That was one of the best committees among the many committees we had. Hon. Florence did very well as the Chair of the Committee on Regional Integration. As one of my colleagues, Hon. Mbarire, said, all of us who were in the 10th Parliament have in one way or another interacted with Lucy Ndung’u. She has been the pillar or navigator of political parties as they exist in Kenya. She grew up in that system. She was part and parcel of the people who navigated the new Political Parties Act and the Political Parties Tribunal that we have in this country today. Her name and position sound big, but Lucy is a very humble person. I interacted with her when my party took me to court a number of times. That is why I tell Hon. Osotsi not to worry when your party takes you to court. There were others before you. In 2007- 2011, I had over 10 cases in court where my party wanted to expel me from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Apart from the Speaker, the other person who would be served was Lucy Ndung’u. She made sure that she followed the law despite the pressure from political parties. In 2012, before the United Republican Party (URP) and The National Alliance (TNA) merged, the current President was our candidate. I am sure Hon. Kareke Mbiuki and Hon. Mbarire sitting here can remember that for about three days, we lost our candidate to somebody else. We had no candidate, but Hon. Kareke, Hon. Cecily Mbarire, Hon. Shebesh and Hon. Kabogo did not sleep. We had to bring back our candidate to the campaign trail. Ms. Lucy was with us the whole time. People used to deposit memoranda and coalitions. With all the problems of the political class, if you meet Lucy Ndung’u, you will find her to be a very humble and good person. I want to thank the President for appointing our brother, Washington. In the National Land Commission (NLC) as constituted today, there is a gentleman called Tororei, who is blind. This Commission is joining that line. This is a Kenyan who, because of his disability, has been given an opportunity to serve as a commissioner. What is the function and work of the office of the Ombudsman? The function of the Ombudsman is to be a watchdog on behalf of the citizens. In fact, they play a similar role with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). We expect Hon. Kajuju to be very firm and lead from the front in making sure that the rights of Kenyans, regardless of their political affiliations and which community they come from are given justice and a fair hearing under the new Constitution. Hon. Kajuju and the two other members are up to the task. This is the only Commission under the Constitution that has three members. The Constitution talks about a minimum of three members and a maximum of nine. This one has three members. I ask my colleagues who were in the 11th Parliament, the likes of Hon. Wanyonyi, Hon. Makali Mulu, Hon. Mishi Mboko, the Secretary-General of FORD-K, and Hon. Eseli to enable her get this job. You know Kajuju. You can speak for Kajuju. Let us give her a job. You know Lucy. I am sure the Secretary-General knows Lucy better than most of us. He has interacted with Lucy more than anybody else. Because they have complied with all the statutory requirements, let us give them an opportunity. I am sure they will help us bring this institution that Hon. Otiende Amollo raised to a higher benchmark, to a further scale. With those many remarks, I support the Motion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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