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    "id": 917785,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kieni, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": "The justification here is to provide a criterion for the appointment of five members to the Board. It requires the appointing authority to consider recommendation of relevant professional bodies, gender and regional balance. I have also looked at the amendments proposed by my good colleagues and they are addressing more or less the same issue. The only divergent area is that they are recommending having more people in the Board. They are more specific and I think over legislating by specifically putting particular people in the Board. Secondly, as per the Mwongozo principles that guide the various boards, we only have nine positions in the Board. From our recommendation, you will see that we have a total of nine. With the recommendation of my colleagues, they will be 10 board members. Since the issues have been addressed and we have said very clearly that the relevant professional bodies, gender and regional balance will be taken care of, I beseech my colleagues to agree with the Committee. This is because we have also done a lot of research on the same. We have consulted widely. I beseech them to support the Committee’s position. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady."
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