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    "speaker_name": "Kuresoi North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Cheboi",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Kipkemboi Cheboi",
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    "content": "of Kalenjin, which are recognised by the census? Those are the issues we need to look at very seriously. As I wind up, because I do not want to take too long especially when I know it is the Leader of the Majority Party who will be seconding and I know he has quite a lot of issues that he would want to say, allow me to inform the House that the Committee’s observations on the suitability of Hon. Mutahi Kagwe were as follows: 1. In accordance to Article 78(1) and (2), the nominee is eligible for appointment to the State office since he is a Kenyan, born in Nyeri County, and does not hold dual citizenship. That is very critical. We have had issues before in this House, where we have approved some particular persons then discovered they possess dual citizenship. We observed that Hon. Mutahi Kagwe is pure Kenyan. He does not have any other citizenship. 2. The nominee is currently serving as the Executive Director of Telem Public Relations East Africa Limited since 1999 and he is also the Chairman of TNS-RMS East Africa Limited since 1994. The nominee is also the immediate former Senator for Nyeri. He is quite familiar to a number of Members here. He was a Member of this House between 2002 and 2007, with you, Hon. Speaker and I. He was, at least, luckier than us then to become the Minister for Information and Communications, and he did very well. For some of us who served with him, we know he is a perfect gentleman. He is also very hard working. At that time when things were a bit difficult, he was a fair Minister and he delivered. We have no doubt that he will deliver in this Ministry. His having served as a Senator was critical for the Committee. I can see the Leader of the Majority Party telling me I should summarise, but fortunately today I am the one who is moving. So, I think I will proceed for another few minutes. On his having been a Senator and being nominated to the Ministry of Health, we wanted to know clearly that he understands the boundary between what is devolved and what is not devolved. He convinced the Committee on this particular area. Then we realised that probably his having served in the National Assembly, which takes care of national matters, and in the Senate, which protects the counties, is an added advantage. In terms of matters to do with health, we really have to be careful. We do not want to play politics with that particular issue because it is a matter of life and death. So, we realised that this is a person that is well versed in this particular field. On the nominee for the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development, we observed that she is quite competent and she has worked very well. We were convinced that it was proper for us to request the House to approve the two nominees. Therefore, I urge Members to fully appreciate and enrich the debate. I further urge the Members to adopt the recommendation of the Committee and approve the two nominees. I beg to move and request the Leader of the Majority Party to second. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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