{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=153934","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=153932","results":[{"id":1557522,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557522/?format=json","text_counter":230,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eldas, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Adan Keynan","speaker":null,"content":"Finally, deliver untouchable results. We are here. We are coming for you. The Committee, led by Hon. Bashir and Hon. Koech, must be on the neck of these individuals so that they bring results. I support their nomination."},{"id":1557523,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557523/?format=json","text_counter":231,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Leader of the Majority Party."},{"id":1557524,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557524/?format=json","text_counter":232,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Special Motion on the Approval of Nominees for Appointment as Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Consuls-General. As the Chairperson of the Committee has said, these nominees are seasoned civil servants. Some of them have served in very senior positions. Eng Tum was a Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health for many years. He then moved to the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports. He did exceptionally well as a Principal Secretary. This will also be a very good way of serving the country in another capacity other than that of an accounting officer in a Ministry. He has what it takes to serve our country. His experience in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports has positioned him very well. It is good that he is going to a country that is not very far from the capital, in Kinshasa. There are challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He is in a good position to midwife the issues that bedevil the East African Community (EAC) engagements in the DRC and those of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). I believe Eng Tum will also do very well in promoting trade between our country and DRC. A lot of enterprises in this country, including two large commercial banks, do business in Kinshasa, DRC. Therefore, we need the presence of an ambassador who commands respect, not only in the business community, but also one who can engage informally and informally with both governments. Eng Tum, having been a Principal Secretary, sits at that very good position to engage effectively and meaningfully with both governments to smoothen the trade opportunities that exist between us and DRC. We had challenges with this particular post given rejection of one of the nominees by the House. I cannot remember his name, but he is a gentleman who was nominated for the DRC job. What is the other mission, Vice-Chairperson? There was a gap with the movement of the last ambassador to Kinshasa. It is not good to leave this post without a substantive ambassador representing our country, considering the challenges that I have mentioned. With the war in the DRC, we miss trade opportunities. Kenyan businesspeople have many huge investments there. It is important that we have a substantive ambassador there. Hon. Temporary Speaker, as it has been said, Ms Susan Nakhumicha’s stint at the Ministry of Health revealed her as a very articulate person, a go-getter, and someone able to effectively communicate what the Ministry was doing. At some point, we missed her in her articulation and push for the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). I am happy because that work has been taken over by my predecessor, Hon. Aden Duale. I am very confident that, as I said the other week, he will do well to actualise Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in this country. The principal secretaries were sworn in this morning. The Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr Oluga, is a seasoned professional in the medical field. I believe he will also do very well together with Hon. Duale. I am saying this because I am certain that the foundation that was set by Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha, especially in midwifing the process of moving from NHF to SHIF, is very good. This puts her at a very good position to now serve as a Permanent Representative locally, within the permanent mission of Kenya to the UN- Habitat in Nairobi. She will also be available for consultations with the Ministry of Health, where she will be required from time to time, as a former Cabinet Secretary, to consult and offer guidance to those who are there. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1557525,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557525/?format=json","text_counter":233,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah","speaker":null,"content":"Many people have varied opinions on her performance in the Ministry of Health. However, by and large, she did exceptionally well, especially considering that she was midwifing a transition from what was a very difficult National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) riddled with corruption. The corruption cartels in Afya House, which was christened Mafia House, were expected to fight back. You have seen the pushback that has been there with SHIF because corruption fights back. We always say that. I do not know why we tend to forget that the corruption cartels that bedevilled NHIF are still within this country. If you doubt, look at the exposé that was done by some German media house on organ trafficking within a health facility in Eldoret. The same characters who are being mentioned in the organ trafficking are the same ones who are being mentioned in the theft of public funds at NHIF. Therefore, corruption fights back. That is why I am very slow at admonishing public officers who have served in this Ministry. I know these very powerful cartels have the capacity to use whatever means they can to tarnish people's names. We have seen them using many means to tarnish even the name of Ms Susan Nakhumicha, who by my estimation did exceptionally well. I commend her. I vouch for her for approval as our Permanent Representative to the UN-Habitat Mission in Kenya. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me speak about Mr James Buyekane Muhati. As the Vice- Chairperson said, and for those who have bothered to go through the Report, he has served our country very well as a Principal Secretary and in various other capacities like at the IEBC. He is moving on to Guangzhou as a Consul-General. For those who are businesspeople like me and Hon. Keynan, we will tell you that if you have not been to Guangzhou and you are a trader in this country, then you have not been doing any trade. This is a very important destination for many Kenyan businesspeople who import products from China, and those establishing cottage industries in this country. Many people go to Guangzhou to learn from the cottage industries that have developed in that city and are now mega industries. Many Kenyans are importing skills and equipment from Guangzhou to set up cottage industries in the agro- processing value chain. I believe Mr Muhati will do well in harnessing our relations between the province of Guangzhou in the Republic of China and our country, more so, the business people between the two countries. Mr Abdi Dubat has served as a Principal Secretary in the Government of Kenya. He is a seasoned accountant. I know that for a fact because we are in the same profession. We are experiencing trade issues within the East African Community (EAC) in regard to disproportionate tariffs between our countries. We are in an era of protectionist policies where everybody wants to protect their own. Kenya is no exception. We must protect our industries, manufacturers, and businesspeople. Mr Abdi Dubat has his work cut out for him at the EAC in Arusha to ensure that even as we work together within the EAC and other regional blocs such as the African Continental Free Trade Area, we should protect our industries. I believe that he will serve very well having been a Principal Secretary and a seasoned accountant. I know Hon. Junet wants us to put the Question, but I was trying to buy time for other reasons which he knows. I support the Motion."},{"id":1557526,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557526/?format=json","text_counter":234,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" I will give Hon. Bisau an opportunity to contribute."},{"id":1557527,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557527/?format=json","text_counter":235,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiminini, DAP-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Bisau Kakai","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. All the four candidates are very good picks. At the outset, I would like to talk about the nominee to the United Nations (UN) Habitat, the exceptional Madam Nakhumicha. I interacted with her when I worked at the UN while she worked at the University of California as the Head of Supplies. Her demeanour and experience make her a very good fit. I heard Hon. Keynan’s contribution that the agency is technical. As The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1557528,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557528/?format=json","text_counter":236,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiminini, DAP-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Bisau Kakai","speaker":null,"content":"much as it is, the personality, zeal and experience of Ms Nakhumicha, make her a very good pick. For the other picks, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) requires a mind like Engineer Tum’s. You need a cool person in that type of environment. Principal Secretary Muhati who is moving to China is also a very good pick. I support the Motion."},{"id":1557529,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557529/?format=json","text_counter":237,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Junet, are you going to ask me to put the Question?"},{"id":1557530,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557530/?format=json","text_counter":238,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me just contribute although I did not want to. I oppose the Motion because we should not recycle people who have served in very high offices by giving them other offices. When will career diplomats get chances to serve in our diplomatic missions?"},{"id":1557531,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1557531/?format=json","text_counter":239,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Applause)"}]}