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    "id": 83488,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/83488/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I sincerely welcome this interest that the House is showing in this because it is a very important thing. I would like to say that in drafting this law, we were mindful of the fact that even the Constitution itself in appointing the Secretary, did not require Parliament to spell out his or her qualifications. On page 366 of the Bill, we have provided in Clause 14 (3) that the Secretary shall be appointed by the Commission through a competitive recruitment process. We expect, and I stand to be corrected, much as I appreciate the sentiments of the House, it is at that point that the Commission will spell out the qualifications of the Secretary who is coming on board so that through the competitive process, they get a person who can meet the requirements of the Commission. Therefore, we felt that to start spelling out that he or she should have an LLB degree, we will fall into the same trap that Eng. Gumbo pointed out in Clause 7. We left that for the Commission to spell out the sort of Secretary they want and the qualifications that they require through a competitive process."
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