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    "id": 819164,
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    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "That is why within a short period, Hon. Momanyi says that we should just approve Hon. Chepkong’a. I remember what Hon. Duale said when we were debating about Hon. Ben Chumo. Hon. Chepkong’a must also be put on the table in the theatre. We must dissect him longitudinally, perpendicularly, vertically and horizontally so that when we approve his nomination, he will be a good product that we are assured will add value to the PSC. I was shocked that this House, which is a budget-making House, reduced the budget of the PSC. It was very wrong. This is a budget-making House. The moment we cut the budget, there is nothing the PSC will do. There are issues about offices. When it is time for us to consider the Supplementary Budget, we need to revisit so that the budget of the PSC is not cut to that extent. In the development agenda of Parliament, there are many critical issues that were put in place. When I went to the Clerk to ask why certain things have not been done, he told me that the budget was cut. This is good news for the Judiciary to hear that it is not just their budget that was cut, even the budget of the PSC was drastically cut. Maybe as we revisit the budget of the Judiciary, we will also revisit the budget of Parliament. Samuel Kiprono Chepkong’a worked at the then Communications Commission of Kenya as the CEO. At that time, he oversaw the transformation of that parastatal. Right now, that parastatal is very critical. Hon. Chepkong’a contributed to where it is today. At least that can be demonstrated. When he was the Corporation Secretary of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC), that is a different story that I do not want to touch. As a man and leader, Hon. Chepkong’a has transformative skills of leadership. He is very humble. He cannot hurt a fly. At one time, we differed when proposing amendments during the Committee of the whole House. When we meet out there, he would still smile at you. He is a soft-spoken but very firm person. Hon. Speaker, as the Chair of the Commission, you have somebody who will add value as far as the success of the PSC is concerned. I have dissected him enough - vertically and horizontally. I want to assure the new Members that Chepkong’a is a good man. He will add value. Trust what I am saying so that you 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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