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    "id": 988303,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "This House vetted Leila Ali. She presented her papers and they said that she was qualified. Today, you are telling me that she is not qualified. You are imputing bad motive on the House. The President has balanced the nominees. Leila Ali is 44 years old and Mr. Mbage is 60 something. So, he has nominated a youth. Leila Ali was told to present her documents. If you read the Report, she presented all her documents when she was asked. Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act is clear in terms of dual citizenship. I agree Leila Ali is both a Kenyan and a British citizen. Article 78(3)(a) of the Constitution allows her to be appointed to the position. She is not disqualified because as a commissioner of the TSC, dual citizenship does not disqualify her. So, I do not know what went wrong with this Committee. Something went wrong. So, I want to forgive them because maybe it was because of COVID-19. Leila Ali is a British citizen and she complies. Having perused through this Report, I noted that the Committee received only one memorandum opposing the appointment of Leila Ali as a member of the TSC on the basis that she was not a resident of North Eastern. Even Hon. Junet is the Member for Suna East, but his roots are in Mandera in North Eastern. Leila Ali is from Kiambu, but her roots are in North Eastern. Furthermore, the Committee noted that the appointment to fill a vacancy in TSC did not require the replacement of a region represented by the former members. The reflection of regional and ethnic diversity of all the people of Kenya should be considered holistically, having due regard to the existing members. The whole Report of the Committee is contradictory and unconstitutional. It does not comply with the Constitution, the TSC Act and the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. Hon. Melly, on this one, you need to be tested!"
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