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    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Today, because he participated in the interviewing panel, he wants to gag me and many others not to say something. Hon. Momanyi is a very good friend of mine. I am supposed to go for his homecoming because I played a very big role in him securing that seat. He should also come back to the Leader as a commissioner and ask: “Leader, what does your office require?” He is yet to do that. Hon. Speaker, I rise to support the Motion. This position of a commissioner, who is a non-Member of Parliament, is anchored in Article 127(2)(d). This position became vacant on 7th February 2017 following the resignation of the current Senator for Wajir, Dr. Abdullahi Ali. I had the opportunity to work with Hon. Chepkong’a. I even campaigned for him. Little did I know that Hon. Chepkut was more popular and is still popular. He won that seat as an independent candidate. We tried to help Hon. Chepkong’a in the party nominations, but it did not work. We tried to help him too in the main election. So, Hon. Chepkut joins the league of Hon. Shakeel Shabbir who also, the Orange Democratic Party (ODM), my former party, tried all it could in Kisumu to muzzle, but the people of that constituency said Hon. Shakeel Shabbir is the man of the day. I talked to Hon. Chepkut this morning and I said he is among the very few Members of Parliament whose opponents have jobs. It is good when Hon. Chekong’a has a job because if he does not have a job, he will disturb you in the constituency. So, Hon. Chepkut, we have agreed he will voice his issues and support the appointment of Hon. Chepkong’a. Hon. Chepkong’a was the Chair of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. Seasoned and ranking Members of that Committee like Hon. Olago Aluoch will bear me witness that in the 11th Parliament, Hon. Chepkong’a was one of the most articulate and hardworking Members. He did a lot of Bills in the 11th Parliament. He participated in the approval of the current Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief Justice and many other State and public officers. I am sure with Hon. Chepkong’a in the Commission, we will have a commission that has value addition. Hon. Chepkong’a will bring value. He is a lawyer, politician and a former Member of Parliament. He knows the concerns of Members. Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Jubilee Party, I thank you and the Commission for giving this role to Hon. Chepkong’a. This House is great. This week we gave another former Member of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, Hon. Kajuju, a job and today, we are dealing with Hon. Chepkong’a. I am sure the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare will bring Hon. Nyokabi of Nyeri. So, already, all the Members of the former Justice and Legal Affairs Committee are coming back. That means they must have been people of God. They must have prayed and this House will never let them down. The Member for Gem is just laughing. We are on the path of also looking for a job for my good friend, Hon. Jakoyo. Hon. Speaker, I want you to support me. The best job I can give to Hon. Jakoyo is the chair of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). I am not campaigning. The only day I will sleep and I am sure Parliament will be protected by rogue SRC is when Hon. Jakoyo becomes the chair. He can walk to Parliament and have a cup of tea with our Speaker, the Chair of PSC, and deal with that issue. I am sure the Member for Gem must also 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."
}