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    "id": 867963,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Shamalla Jennifer",
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        "legal_name": "Jeniffer Shamala",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion that this House approves the nomination of Major (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak. I noted that there was a discussion of concern about the military background of that particular nominee. It was something that was discussed at the committee stage. One of the observations that we made is that, perhaps, many of those military people actually go through the highest vetting required in this country. However, I want to dwell more on the personal aspects of this particular nominee. A lot has been said about his experience. I specifically noted that in his opening statement, he stated that his children represent the generation of Kenyans whose future we must safeguard. He spoke into the future and he spoke about a generation which, if we do not deal with this malice of corruption, will suffer immensely. He also talked about the connection between terrorism and corruption. Indeed, he said that there was, probably, a lack of patriotism in this country because in certain jurisdictions, it would not matter how much money you were to give somebody. You could not bribe them. In fact, with regards to the bombing of the American Embassy and the Westgate Mall, it was clear that money had, indeed, changed hands. He spoke passionately about his mother. I want to mention her here. He said that she instilled in him the values of hard work and spirituality and these are so closely linked also to the soul of Kenya which he discussed and brought out in his interview. The soul of Kenya is the collective soul of this entire country. The book of Proverbs says hope deferred makes the heart sick. We must believe that, indeed, there is hope in this fight against corruption. With those few remarks, I wish to support the Motion for the approval of the nominee."
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