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    "id": 867875,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/867875/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Gitonga",
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Special Motion that this House approves the appointment of Maj. (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). I sit in the Committee that came up with this Report. We deliberated over it for a long time. I agree with our findings that Mr. Twalib is, indeed, qualified to be the CEO of EACC. We had our reservations because in our view, the candidate was overly militarised and we felt that he may not have any qualifications regarding matters anti-corruption. Possibly, we were driven by prejudices and other factors including not always trusting what comes from the system and especially because the Commission has been headed by big names like Harun Mwau, Justice Aaron Ringera, PLO Lumumba and others. However, upon concluding the interview, we were satisfied that Mr. Twalib is qualified to sit as the Head of the Commission."
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