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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " I will speak just briefly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, in support of this request for Statement. I fully support it and commend the Deputy Minority Leader and Senator for Kakamega. One of the things that I wanted to point out, other than the issue of balance in terms of regions and numbers, there is a portfolio balance that is very important. It is not good giving people from a certain area certain positions, which may be merely cynical, and saying, “We have given regions such as the Coast certain positions, which you should appreciate.” Sometimes what is more important is that there are some very key positions in Government which, for some reason--- In fact, if you look at it from the time of Independence, there are some key areas in the Public Service that tend to go to particular communities. This is a matter that should not be considered to be an idle comment. People will feel more included in terms of being part and parcel of the leadership of the nation depending not only on the number of positions that are distributed equitably on the terms of competence and integrity, but also in terms of the portfolio balance. Therefore, it is not just numbers, but also the status of those positions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can see from the distinguished Member who has just spoken, the issue of women, which I think is also very important. There are countries which are taking the lead; for example, in South Africa, they are saying that in the public service, including the Cabinet, you can almost have equal numbers of both genders. That is the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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