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    "id": 967076,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/967076/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to drive home four points here. One of them is that any appointment that is made in this country must confine itself to constitutionalism. Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution are very important. Article 10 is very clear on national values, inclusivity and taking care of marginalised communities. Article 232(h) of the Constitution is very clear on the fact that the public service should be put in such a way that everybody in this country benefits from it. Why I oppose the appointment of Dr. Margaret is the fact that we will sit here and say that she has qualifications but, there are very many people in this country who have the same qualifications; even more and better qualifications than Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o. When we go into Committee and look at the qualifications, only and say she has clearance from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), a certificate of good conduct and the like, those are not things that we want to bring this country together. The only way we can bring this country together is to look at the Constitution and say inclusivity should be the driving point to having the country come together and also ensure the public service is robust and respected by everybody and everybody in this country feels part. Dr. Margaret comes from the same community as the Chief Justice (CJ) who was also vetted by this same Parliament. This Parliament vetted a CS from that community; this Parliament vetted the Controller of Budget; this Parliament vetted the Chair of Central Bank of Kenya; this Parliament also vetted the chairperson of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)…"
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