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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support that amendment. As I support the amendment, allow me to congratulate the Chair, Mr. Okemo and his colleagues for working tirelessly to ensure that this most important Commission is put in place. It is sad that doctors, teachers, matatu workers and everybody want to strike in order to get better remuneration. We hope that today, we are conclusively going to ensure that, that does not happen. That is why I say that this Parliament must be brave. It should not be held back and leave out only one name. We should ensure that we give a full list of the members and make sure that the Motion as amended is approved. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I say that with the conviction that when COTU proceeded to recommend the name of Kubai, it did that in accordance with Article 230(2)(1) of the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in so doing, COTU behaved constitutionally. So, if we are really a Constitution implementing organ, we cannot go against a body like COTU which proceeded constitutionally and reject or delay the appointment of his name. I am aware that in this Report, which I have read, the Chairman and his Committee are telling us that other trade unions namely; KUPPET and university non-teaching staff union are claiming that COTU does not represent them. In the same Report, the same two groups are telling Parliament that they are not part of COTU because COTU represents the private sector and they belong to the public sector. We cannot, as Parliament, be expected to midwife sibling rivalry between trade unions. If these trade unions that belong to the public sector do not recognize COTU and they have conceded in this Report that they have sought registration for their own umbrella and they have not been given, were they expecting Parliament to wait for them until the time they will get registered? Parliament cannot anticipate what the Registrar of Societies will do and even if it could, Parliament cannot be forced to wait. Parliament does not wait for anybody. We have the full mandate. We should allow Kubai to make the list and respect COTU because it does a wonderful job for this country."
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