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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " I wonder whether that is a genuine handshake. The issue I wanted to raise is that I remember we passed, as a House, the National Cohesion and Integration Act which gave Parliament the powers to, literally, recruit commissioners. The courts found that unconstitutional. It was brought back to this House and we made an amendment which set in motion the process. On this Communication, I know there is an Act of Parliament which we passed that conditions the appointment of the Chairperson of this Board to parliamentary approval, but the practice in this country is that board chairpersons are never subjected to approval of Parliament, largely for State corporations. I was wondering about that so that we do not discriminate this nominee, not that Mr. Ochieng Mbeo may not pass the vetting process… He has interest in fishing since birth. I know him as someone who is concerned about fishing and if the vetting is done objectively, I know he The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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