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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is a rare opportunity for me to add my voice to this very important Bill. At the outset, I support it. I want to support it because firstly, we have lost a lot of time. Since the lapse of the last Commission, the country has lost a lot of time in terms of putting into place a new commission. I must also hasten to add that even though I was not particularly impressed by the work of the former Commission in dealing with issues that fall within its mandate, I still believe that the framers of our Constitution had a purpose for creating this particular Commission. I am saying this because as we speak, a lot of commotion is evident in the political field. Already we are seeing drums of war being beaten from all over in terms of 2022 elections. It is, therefore, critical that we have the National Cohesion and Integration Commission in place. I hope that the proposals contained in Hon. Maina Kamanda’s Bill in terms of identification of those who will fill the positions in this commission will go a long way in ensuring that we end up with only men and women who merit the positions. The problem in this country is that, once persons have been appointed to such offices, they disappoint Kenyans. In the past, we have seen a clamor from people demanding that we get foreigners to fill such positions. It is for a reason because most Kenyans who have found themselves in those positions have been a disappointment. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission is very important that the men and women who will end up in those positions as commissioners should be beyond reproach. I want to plead with Members that we adopt these amendments to enable the selection panel get down to work, and to ensure that we have this Commission in place as soon as possible. This will enable the Commission to rein in on hate speech which is a serious threat to cohesion and unity in this country. I beg to support. Thank you."
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