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    "id": 914745,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/914745/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "You would imagine that this very specialised area in the country has very few experts. The provisions under Clauses 99, 100 and 101 are important. The ones in 99(d) are surprising because they are talking about retaining commissioners yet currently there are no commissioners. Currently, we have board members. If the Committee wants to retain board members there, they will probably have to find the right wording. I am encouraged with what I see under Clause 101 because if we do not retain staff of the current Radiation Regulatory Board in total, force them to reapply for their jobs and allow the Commission to open it up, we know what happens in the country when employment comes in. We do not think about merit or safety. Instead, we think about my relative or my neighbour. I propose that the Committee considers strongly ensuring that there are no ambiguous or vague wordings like, “A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was an employee of the Government”. No. We should say that: “The persons who were employees of the board shall be employees of the Commission”. Let us not be vague on that. This is because we will not get them anywhere."
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