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    "id": 961700,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
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        "legal_name": "Andrew Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the appointment of Mr. Ochieng’ Mbeo. But before I do that, let me thank His Excellency the President for having approved his appointment and also thank the Committee that has recommended Ochieng’ Mbeo’s appointment. Mr. Ochieng’ Mbeo has very fitting qualifications for this appointment. He has the qualifications which have been enumerated to us. Again, he comes from a fishing area. Like the Leader of the Minority Party said, he was born in Mfangano, which is an island. It is very close to Migingo which is an island producing most fish in this country. Therefore, apart from what he has gone through in his life, he has also had the opportunity to be a fisherman. All this gives him very fertile experience relevant for the position to which he is being appointed to. Mr. Ochieng’ Mbeo is a motivator; he is capable of motivating fishermen out of his experience as a politician. He was a Member of this House and a Member of EALA. He has also been a member of a political party at a very high level. All these put together gives Mr. Ochieng’ Mbeo a very rich background for the position he is being considered for. I must say I also have some concern as to whether he should resign as a member of the board, as we were told. He is a board member in a parastatal. So, I do not see why he should really resign, but if the law requires that, then I would have no point to say this is not necessary. 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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