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    "id": 937273,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "Washiali was once our member. I do not know which violence he experienced, but when they join my club, they compete for the little benefits the Government gives to us. We do not want more competition. Our club of people living with disabilities is full. We do not want more members to join us. If today we have several members joining our club due to political violence, in 2022, I will have a lot of competition for nomination. Some of them will request for nomination to represent PWDs. The benefits that we have been given like tax exemption and importation of duty-free vehicles will be shared among many PWDs if they join due to political violence. That is why we have to guard our benefits. We pray every day that no more persons should join our club of people living with disabilities. I have seen the list of the nominees and in terms of the two-third gender rule, it meets the threshold. There are four women and four men. That is what we want. The two-thirds gender rule should be implemented in terms of appointive positions where persons apply with their known credentials and qualifications. In terms of regional balance, I can say without fear of contradiction that the list is regionally balanced. The only fear that I have is that the youth of this country need opportunities. I have seen Rev. Kobia, and with due respect, he is 72 years-old. Eng. Okundi is also quite an octogenarian, just like the Chairman of the Select Committee on Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. I think they discussed at the level of octogenarians and that is why they brought the names here. As much as we need experience, we also need to give the youth opportunities in such commissions, especially a commission where when violence occurs, the youth are the ones used to perpetrate it. So, we really needed a youthful commission that will tackle specific issues that need to be addressed among the youth. Lastly, as other speakers have said, especially Hon. Mbarire, we support family units. We welcome all our visitors from all over the world, but we will not welcome importation of some behaviours that do not go as per our Christian and Islamic teachings as well as our traditions. Some of these behaviours do not even exist in our languages. There is no word in Dholuo for gay. There is no word for homosexual in Maasai. We welcome all our visitors, but we will not accept importation of behaviours that do not fit within our Christian and Islamic teachings as well as our traditions. We stand for the family unit. You cannot have children through a relationship of gayism or lesbianism. Our Constitution stands for the family unit. That is why we, as Members of Parliament, will not attend the conference. It is in our country. We thank them for coming to our country, but for some behaviours, we say no. We stand with our President who was very specific on the key points among the 12 that he will support. He was very categorical that there is nothing like sex choices that he will support. Yes, people should have their choices, but remember choices have consequences especially when it comes to Christianity and Islamic teachings and our traditions."
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