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    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
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    "content": "are taking. That negotiation is not applicable here. You can leave it for another forum. On this one, the decision of the Committee is guided by the provisions of Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act where one of the issues to be considered is the nominee’s attributes vis-à-vis the requirements. This is a serious body. You remember very well that during the 11th Parliament, we had issues with SRC. If during the interview, the nominee herself was arrogant to the Committee in answering questions, what else can you do when asked to give the qualities of the nominee? Are we saying that this House has turned into a forum where it always rubber stamps and we do not need to go to the details of the nominee? Are we saying that this House is only supposed to call the nominees, sit there, rubberstamp and say: “Because you have come before us, even if you are arrogant, we are okay with it because you come from this place or the other?” This House must stamp its authority. If you are in a committee where you do not have the capability of measuring qualities of a leader, then you are in the wrong House. This House must have the capability to measure the qualities, abilities and qualifications of a leader. My work here is to present the observations of the committee. As to whether you will approve or not, depends on us as a House. Our duty as a Committee is to present the Report, which we have done. Members must appreciate that SRC requires somebody with negotiation skills as one will be expected to engage regularly with stakeholders. Diplomacy skills cannot be gained through the backdoor. This House must be protected. We cannot allow this House to be one of bashing. When we were presenting to this House the nominee by the name Dr. Chumo, nobody was making noise. We cannot operate like this."
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