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    "id": 844515,
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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "That is why I want to disagree vehemently with the Committee in declining to approve one Ms. Ashubwe who has been nominated by the trade unions. I find the declining of this nominee’s nomination quite baseless. The Committee says that she is a Kenya citizen, holds a bachelors degree in law and another one in education. She meets requirements of Chapter Six. She has never been charged in a court of law or never been dismissed from office for contravention of any part of the law, but then the Committee goes ahead to state that they noted that the nominee did not exhibit capacity. What capacity are we talking about? Capacity to do what! Hon Speaker, you have spoken very strongly about the law this afternoon. It would have been nice for the Committee to tell us what capacity they were looking for. Capacity for this nominee to do what exactly? As far as the law is concerned, she has met every requirement. The law has been read and repeated severally in this House this afternoon. I do not want to repeat, but I would like to state that this nominee is not only the only lawyer in this panel, but the only Luhya as well. We must also look at regional balance. She is the only lawyer and the only Luhya. Therefore, I strongly propose to this House that we amend this Report and negate the section stating that we should decline to approve and, instead, approve this very qualified woman for appointment to the SRC. Those who worry about this particular nominee not being “agitative” enough, this nominee has actually been a lawyer for trade unions. She knows about agitating for workers’ rights. Perhaps, she is the only person who has a background of agitating for human rights and trade unionism. This is the nominee to count on in this Commission. With those many remarks, I support the Report, subject to amending it to approve the nomination Ms. Nelly Ashubwe, for appointment to SRC. With those many remarks, I support."
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